RICHARDIA
, a small genus of the nat. ord
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Araceae, native in See also:South See also:Africa, to which the " arum See also:lily " belongs
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They are all greenhouse herbaceous See also:plants of handsome See also:appearance, with thick underground stems and large, more or less fleshy, See also:long-stalked, arrow-shaped leaves and See also:- WHITE
- WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
- WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
- WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
- WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
- WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
- WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
- WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
- WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
- WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
- WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
- WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
- WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
- WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)
white or yellow See also:flower spathes
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They are readily propagated by See also:division of the shoot, also by See also:seed
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See also:Water should be given abundantly at all times, and the See also:soil for potting should be See also:rich and retentive
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Potting is best effected in See also:spring, and from the end of See also:June to the end of See also:August they should be plunged in a sunny spot out of doors
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They will not withstand See also:- FROST (a common Teutonic word, cf. Dutch, vorst, Ger. Frost, from the common Teutonic verb meaning " to freeze," Dutch, vriezcn, Ger. frieren; the Indo-European root is seen in Lat. pruina, hoar-frost, cf. prurire, to itch, burn, pruna, burning coal, Sans
- FROST, WILLIAM EDWARD (1810–1877)
frost, and should be wintered in a warm greenhouse
.
They flower throughout the See also:year
.
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