full, is said to be of the value of a sheep. As the leaves of 

 Diosma ericoidcs possess a stronger, more fragrant and 

 aromatic quality than perhaps those of any other species, 

 it is probably the very one that is thus highly prized. 



As both Bergius and Thunberg describe the leaves of 

 their plant as obtuse, which, in the Hortus Cliffortianus, 

 are said to be acute, it is probable that these authors de- 

 scribed a different species ; on which account we have 

 entirely omitted the synonym of the former, and marked 

 that ot the latter as doubtful. 



Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Requires to be 

 protected from frost. Cultivated by Mr. Philip Miller 

 in 1756. Flowers from March to September. Commu- 

 nicated by N. Hodson, Esq. from the Botanic garden at 

 Bury St. Edmunds. 



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