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RICHARDIA

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Originally appearing in Volume V23, Page 299 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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RICHARDIA , a small genus of the nat. ord. Araceae, native in See also:

South See also:Africa, to which the " arum See also:lily " belongs. 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 or yellow See also:flower spathes. They are readily propagated by See also:division of the shoot, also by See also:seed. See also:Water should be given abundantly at all times, and the See also:soil for potting should be See also:rich and retentive. 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. They will not withstand See also:frost, and should be wintered in a warm greenhouse. They flower throughout the See also:year.

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