the top, at the back having an elevated, hard, callous, lon- 
gitudinal line or ridge. Florets of the ray purple, linear, 
acute, in the cultivated state, with one or two serratures 
at the margin. Germen oblong, hairy. Pappus rough. 
Florets of the centre, tubular, yellow. Germen and pappus 
as the florets of the circumference. 
This appears to have been cultivated, according to 
Pur Mittar, so long ago as 1759, in the English gar- 
dens. It is certainly a very desirable greenhouse plant. 
Our figure was made from a drawing in the possession of 
W. Townsenp Arron, Esq., from plants introduced by Mr. 
Bowie from the Cape of Good Hope. It flowers in May. 
Our native dried imens have not the serratures in the 
florets of the circumference which are here represented. 
Fig. 1. Leaves. 2. Two Scales of the Involuere. 3. Floret of the cir- 
cumference, 4, Floret of the centre, 5. Portion of the Pappus.—Mag- 
nified. 
