distinct and ornamental certainly deserves to resume the 
place it formerly held in our gardens. 
Descr.—A_ herbaceous perennial 2-3 feet high, densely 
ee towards the top of the peduncles. Lower leaves 
yrate, sparsely pilose, 12-16 in. long, 2-23 in. broad; 
lobes entire, obtuse, margins and undersurface of the veins 
woolly. Upper leaves sessile, more or less entire, lanceolate, 
acute, sparsely pilose. Flower-heads solitary, 3 in. in 
diameter; involucral bracts herbaceous, appressed, outer 
ones oblong, tapering into a long villous point, inner ones 
obtuse, glabrous or ciliate. Ray flowers white above, with 
a dark purple spot towards the base, reddish purple under- 
neath. Disk-flowers 5-dentate; teeth dark purple; tube 
yellow. Achenes (immature only seen) oblong, acute, 
furnished at the base with a dense tuft of long, silky hairs. 
Scales of the pappus obtuse, undulate, transparent, purple 
in the centre.—T. F. Cuter. 
Cultiv.—This handsome plant is a useful addition to the 
several species of Arctotis which are grown in pots for the 
decoration of the greenhouse in winter and spring, namely, 
A. aspera, A. aureola and A. revoluta. These form shrubs, 
the tallest 6 feet high, and with a little management they 
become well furnished with branches which flower freely. 
They are propagated by means of cuttingsand grow vigorously, 
reaching 4 to 6 feet in height in about two years. They 
thrive in a loamy soil, enjoying plenty of water at the root, 
except in winter, when water must be given sparingly. 
Like most of the plants of the order, they require plenty of 
sunshine; the flowers close in dull weather.—W. WarTson. 
Fig. 1, a ray-flower ; 2, pappus-scales; 3, an outer disk-flower ; 4, pappus-scale 
of theisame; 5, anthers; 6, style-arms; 7, an intermediate disk-flower; 8, disk- 
flower from centre :—all enlarged. 
