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layer of little stones, or coarse gravel underneath for drainage. 

 It blossoms beautifully in the spring, and sometimes it matures 

 its seed. It is easily propagated by means of its creeping 

 fleshy rootstock. It should be grown in the shade, in a tem- 

 perature from 58° to 64°. Klotzsch. 



35. ASTEROTRICHION sidoides; foliis petiolatis, lanceolatis, acuminatis, 

 serratis, supra rugulosis, laeteviridibus, pube stellato-furfuracea sordide 

 albida sparsim subtus ramisque densissime obductis ; calycibus quinque- 

 fidis, campanulatis, albido-viridibus, basi rubicundis ; petalis albidis, 

 obovatis, unguiculatis, integris, basi inter se et cum tubo stamineo coa- 

 litis, parce pubescentibus ; filamentis stylisque candidis, antheris luteis. 

 Link, Klotzch Sf Otto, ic. t. 8. 



This plant is referred to a new genus of Malvaceae, founded 

 upon Sir W. Hooker's Plagianthus sidoides with which Aster o- 

 trichion sidoides is identical. The following is the character 

 given by Dr. Klotzsch to the genus Asterotrichiou. 



ASTEROTRICHION. An dioica? Calyx monophyllus, campanulatus, 

 quinquefidus, nudus, in fundo foveolis quinque nectariferis vestitus. 

 Petala quinque, unguiculata, ad basin subcoalita, calycis laciniis alterna. 

 Stamina decern quindecimve, fertilia, insequilonga, bypogyna ; filamen- 

 tis in tubum coalitis, superne bberis, exterioribus brevioribus; antberis 

 unilocularibus, reniformibus, rima transversali deliiscentibus. Ovarium 

 biloculare, loculis uniovulatis. Ovula pendula, semianatropa. Styli 2, 



clavati, inclusi. Stigmata incrassata, truncata. Fructus ? 



Frutex Novae Hollandiee, facie Commersonise pube stellato-furfuracea un- 

 dique obductus ; foliis alternis, serratis, exstipulatis ; floribus racemosis 

 in apice ramulorum axillaribus. 



36. ACANTHOSTACHYS strohifacea; foliis radicalibus 5, longissimis, le- 

 viter incurvis, angustis, crassis, pungentibus, canaliculatis, margine den- 

 tato-spinosis, subtus convexis, albido leproso-furfuraceis, basi vaginatis, 

 squamis brevibus foliiformibus vestitis ; scapo simplici, longo, furfuraceo- 

 leproso, leviter striato, infra spicam brevem spatbis duabus, longis, foli- 

 aceis vestito ; bracteis unifloris carnoso-coriaceis, ovatis, acuminatis, re- 

 curvis, igneis, ad basin flavidis, margine dentato-spinosis ; perianthii 

 laciniis exterioribus glumaceis, flavidis, interioribus petaloideis, pallide- 

 sulpbureis. Link, Klotzsch Sf Otto, ic. t. 9. 



A Bromeliaceous plant from the southern parts of Brazil, 

 whence it was first brought by Von Martius, and more lately 

 by Sello. It has a cylindrical stem, thickened at its base, 

 from 2 to 3 inches long. Its leaves are long and acute, their 

 margins armed with small spines ; slightly recurved and 

 covered with a fine white scurf. The bracts are bright red, 

 fleshy, recurved. The flowers are a bright sulphur colour. 



