and armed with an extremely sharp spine : the exterior ranks 

 a'e wider, and armed, not at the point only, but at the margins, 

 with spinous ciliae. 



The Bercrheya uniflora is an herbaceous perennial 

 Flowers from August to October. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Communicated by Mr. Jenkins, from his bota- 

 nical garden in Gloucester Place, New Road. 



