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CYANELLA odoratissima. 
Fragrant Cyanella. 
HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Nat. ord. AspHopELEE. 
CYANELLA L. — Perianthium hexaphyllum, foliolis ineequalibus. Sta- 
mina sex, basi connata, infimo majore difformi declinato. 
C. odoratissima ; foliis ensiformibus, racemo composito multifloro, perianthii 
laciniis subsequaliter patentibus. 
Radix oblonga, induviata, bis terve constricta. Caulis erectus, (an 
spontaneo decumbens?) teres, subramosus, flexuosus. Folia radicalia ensi- 
formia, stricta, atro-viridia ; caulina lineari-lanceolata, acuminata. Flores 
odoratissimi, longe pedunculati, pedunculo infra medium bracteato. Perian- 
thium roseum, laciniis oblongo-lanceolatis, venosis, directione subequalibus. 
Stamina sex, hypogyna, filamentis basi in cyatho carnoso connatis. Antherze 
lutee, 5 superioribus collateralibus maculatis, poro apicis dehiscentibus, infimd ° 
dupld majore declinatd, immaculaté. Stylus filiformis, declinatus. 
The flowers of this plant are highly odoriferous, at first 
ofa deep rose colour, afterwards fading to a pale blush; they 
appear in July and August. The species, being a native of 
the Cape of Good Hope, requires the treatment proper for 
bulbous plants from that country. It is not probable that 
it will succeed in the open air; for although a very few 
plants of the same description are tolerably hardy in very 
warm, dry situations, yet it is notorious that the greater 
part of those which have of late been so reputed, will not 
endure the ordinary severity of the winter season, even 
near London. It is proper to point out this fact, in order to 
guard the inexperienced against repeating experiments with 
rare plants, which have already been fairly tried without 
Success. 
Our drawing was made at Mr. Tate’s Nursery, in 
Sloane Street. 
