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JH's plant is a Serruria, a very large genus. Is not certain of the name of the little yellow bulb. Working on a glossary of botanical jargon and a Genera of S. African Plants. Hopes he will send him any odd looking plant when he goes out bulbing. Is working on the Compositae at the moment. Alphonse de Candolle has issued a beautiful arrangement of this difficult family.
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