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and tonic ; such at least as I have examined and prescribed from our 

 dniggists, undoubtedly belongs to the present species. Hence, though 

 others of the Diosma groupe may contain similar properties, abound- 

 ing, as they all do, in a strong aromatic odor, and glands filled with 

 essential oil, yet by the Hottentots and those who gather Bucha for 

 the European and American markets, preference is given to our Ba- 

 rosma crenulata. The scent seems to me to be as powerful as that of 

 any other of the tribe, but at the same time much more agreeable, 

 and more resembling that of some mints. 



Barosma pulchdla. Neat Barosma. This shrub grows from one 

 to three feet in height ; leaves crowded, ovate, quite smooth, with 

 thickened, crenate-glandular margins ; peduncles axillary, usually soli- 

 tary, exceeding the leaves ; flowers pale-red. The Hottentots use the 

 leaves of this plant, dried and powdered, under the name of Bucku, to 

 mix witli the greece with which they anoint themselves. It gives 

 ihem so rank an odor, that Thunberg says he could not bear the smell 

 of tlie men who drove his wagon. It is a native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope, and flowers from September till February 



Propa^adon and Culture. This is a genus of pretty little shrubs, 

 ■which thrive best in a mixture of sand, peat, and a little turfy loam ; 

 and cuttings taken from ripened wood, and planted in a pot of sand, 

 witli a bell-glass placed over them, will strike root readily and thrive 

 well. 



