Germen more than half immersed in the cells of the recep- 
tacle, at length forming an oblong tuberculated fruit. 
le (as well as the stamens) included. Stigma a little 
exserted, bifid, the segments linear, spreading. Pappus of 
numerous white, filiform, feathery processes, united at the 
base, and often forked. 
The only knowledge we have of the cultivated state of 
this plant, is derived from the Royal gardens at Kew, in 
which inestimable collection it flowered in the month of 
June, 1826. From an excellent drawing then made, and 
in the possession of W. T. Arron, Esq. the annexed figure 
was made. The seeds were sent, in 1824, from the Cape 
of Good Hope, by Mr. Bowie, who was long and most ad- 
vantageously employed in collecting plants in the interior 
of Southern Africa, at the government’s expence. Every 
friend to Science must regret that this indefatigable Natu- 
ralist, after sending the greatest treasures, both of living 
and dried plants to the Royal gardens, and, in the midst of — 
his usefulness, has, by a needless stretch of parsimony, been 
recalled. We do rejoice to find, however, that he has re- 
solved upon visiting the same productive country, as a 
Naturalist, on his own account, only seeking for remunera- 
tion in the sale of such living or dried specimens, or seeds, 
as may be useful to the Botanists and Cultivators in Europe. 
Dr. Sreser, of Prague, has visited the. and other dis- 
tant countries in the same capacity, and has thereby con- 
The Naturalist last mentioned, if not the first to discover 
the present plant, was, at least, the first to publish it, in his 
“‘ Specimens of Cape Plants,” as belonging to the genus _ 
Astetma of Mr. Brown ; but that genus is said to have a © 
receptacle which is neither chaffy nor honey-combed. n the 
present case, it is deeply honey-combed, 
Fig. 1. Inferior, and Fig. 2. Superior Seale of the Involucre. 3. Floret 
and portion of the Receptacle, 4. Stamens.—Magnijied. | 
