years an inhabitant of our greenhouses, but not recorded in 

 either edition of the Hortus Kewensis. Native of the Cape 

 of Good-Hope, and only requires to be protected from frost 

 and guarded against damps, which are particularly injuri- 

 ous to most woolly plants. Supposed to be introduced by 

 Mr. Francis Masson in 1791 . 



