in this new form, of several flowers set one within the other, 
the perianth being in this way quadrupled in the specimens we 
examined. The colour of the perianth is of a rich fulvous- 
orange, the segments being marked near the centre with a 
deeper brownish-crimson streak or blotch. Being thus gaily 
coloured, and full, they are of a very showy character. 
The plant was received by Messrs. Veitch and Son from the 
Bev. W. Ellis, by whom it was brought to this country from 
the Mauritius. The parent form being a native of China, and 
hardy or nearly so, it may be presumed that this new form is 
likely to become a useful flower-garden plant, for mixed borders 
in sheltered situations, but its rarity has hitherto prevented its 
hardiness from being tested. We learn, however, from Mr. 
Veitch, that having been received from a warm country, his 
plant, which has been exhibited in flower during the present 
season, has been grown in an intermediate house, and that in 
cultivation, so far as yet known, it seems to require very much 
the same kind of treatment as an Amaryllis, except that being 
evergreen, it must not be left so completely dry in the resting 
period as is the case with that family. A generous soil, of open 
texture, will no doubt be congenial to it. 
Sweet observes, when, nearly forty years ago, figuring the 
common or single form: “ It is seldom to be met with in flower, 
and may therefore be considered a great rarity. We have been 
acquainted with it for several years, but never saw it flower be¬ 
fore. Perhaps the reason is that we have generally seen it 
cultivated in the open ground. The present subject was grown 
in a pot, by which means it grows weaker, and perhaps that 
occasioned its flowering. It is a native of China, but grows 
freely in the open ground in the common garden soil, and pro¬ 
pagates readily from suckers, which it produces in abundance.” 
