283 FLORA HISTORIC A. 



This plant is best raised by sowing the seeds 

 in the autumn soon after they are ripe, for, when 

 omitted until the spring, the plants seldom grow 

 to their natural size, or produce either fine flowers 

 or seeds. 



The seed should be sown on beds of free light 

 earth in a dry and warm situation. When the 

 plants are about two inches high, they may be 

 transplanted into other beds, or into the quarters 

 of the parterre, where they are intended to 

 flower. 



The Great Yellow-flowered Xeranthemum, Ful- 

 gidum, is a native of the Cape of Good Hope, 

 and was introduced by Mr. Masson in 1774. 



