Paxton's Magazine of Botany and Register of Flowering Plants . ; while the foliage is spreading, withdeeply-depressed nerves. Theflower-scape being producedat the base of the newly-formed shoots, appears at atime when there is little orno foliage. It is very stout,nearly upright, and bearssix or seven handsome blos-soms, which are often fromthree to four inches in dia-meter. They form a some-what concave surface, withbrownish and richly mottledsepals and petals, and asingularly formed as well asbeautifully coloured latter is well exhibitedin our figure, and the wholeplant is portrayed
Paxton's Magazine of Botany and Register of Flowering Plants . ; while the foliage is spreading, withdeeply-depressed nerves. Theflower-scape being producedat the base of the newly-formed shoots, appears at atime when there is little orno foliage. It is very stout,nearly upright, and bearssix or seven handsome blos-soms, which are often fromthree to four inches in dia-meter. They form a some-what concave surface, withbrownish and richly mottledsepals and petals, and asingularly formed as well asbeautifully coloured latter is well exhibitedin our figure, and the wholeplant is portrayed in thewoodcut. Although the species willflourish in a suspendedbasket, it seems to thrivebest in a pot, filled with reduced sphagnum, turfy heath-soil, and potsherds. Whenit begins growing, and while it is in an excitable state, it should be freely watered,on account of its vigorous character ; but very little water will be required duringits period of torpidity. It is now in most nurseries, and may be propagated bytaking ofi one or more of the
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