honey in abundance. It also appears that the hairs of the 

 receptacle are not twisted spirally as in other Barnadesias, 

 but are soft and straight. 



The dissections at the bottom of the plate fully explain 

 the structure of this plant : 1 . is a perpendicular section of 

 the receptacle and involucrum, shewing the straight short 

 hairs of the former ; 2. is a floret with its shaggy ovary, stiff 

 unequal feathery pappus, and two-lipped corolla ; 3. is one 

 of the feathers of the pappus ; 4. shews the stamens, with the 

 five filaments and syngenesious anthers ; 5. is the style and 

 simple stigma. 



It is a warm greenhouse plant, and should be kept during 

 winter in an intermediate house, between a stove and green- 

 house, where the temperature averages 47°, or as near as pos- 

 sible. It may be grown in a compost consisting of peat, 

 loam, and sand, in equal proportions. Water should be libe- 

 rally given in summer, but sparingly in winter, otherwise the 

 plant would naturally suffer from damp, being a native of 

 elevated situations. It is propagated by cuttings, or seeds, in 

 the usual manner. 



