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riparia and C. longifolium, the former of which was found by Mr 
Burchell in 1816, in a tract of country in Southern Africa, till then 
untraversed by any European, “it grew in large bunches on the 
banks of the Nugareip or Black river, in similar situations to those 
occupied by the common yellow flag, (Iris Pseud-Acorus ;) where it 
is frequently under water whenever the river rises a little above its 
ordinary leveland the C. longifolium in North America, is culti¬ 
vated as an aquatic, being planted in ponds and reservoirs the 
same as water-lilies ; these are all increased by suckers from the root, 
or by a kind of bulbiferous seed which they occasionally ripen, par¬ 
ticularly the Botany Bay lily (C. pedunculatum) when they are shv 
in throwing up suckers; cutting down near to the root will cause 
them to produce abundance, indeed, if the root gets wounded by any 
means, it in general produces the same effect, and Mr. Sweet in his 
“ Botanical Cultivator” partly recommends the practice, they are all 
of very easy culture. 
6. Cyrtanthus, ( Kyrtos , curved, anthos, a flower) the different 
species of this genus, require only the heat of the green-house, and 
only that during the colder months of the year; those who have 
any other convenience, may grow them to perfection in a frame, bv 
potting the bulbs very shallow in light sandy loam, mixed with equal 
parts of peat earth, or leaf-mould, and watering very sparingly when 
not in a growing state; they however must be allowed plenty during 
their time of flowering, and if fresh potted just before they begin to 
grow, they will in general flower very freely, and occasionally ripen 
seeds, by which, and offsets, they are readily propagated. 
7. Gastronema, ( Gaster , a belly, nema, a filament;) requires 
precisely the same treatment and soil as the Cyrtanthus. 
8. Brunsvigia, (named by Heister in 1753, in compliment to 
Charles, Duke of Brunswick, Lunenburg.) The whole of this beau¬ 
tiful genus flowers most of the summer, and the bulbs grow to a con¬ 
siderable size, and do not thrive if cramped in small pots, indeed 
they blow very well if planted in the open borders in spring, provi¬ 
ding the soil of the border is light and the situation warm, but they 
must be taken up again before the frosts commence, or they will per¬ 
ish, they derive advantage by having a small portion of sharp white 
sand, put in the hole round and underneath the bulb when planted. 
If planted in pots, the best soil is light turfy loam mixed with equal 
parts of peat and sand, chopped and well mixed together, but not 
sifted ; plant the bulbs very shallow and place them in a warm part 
of the green-house, giving a good supply of water when in flower; 
after the flowers are dead and the leaves begin to grow, remove the 
