22 ARCTOTIS 



ARCTO'TIS continued. 



grow in this country. On the contrary, they are 

 easily managed, a bed of them being quite a feature 

 in the garden in June and July. 



A. anthemo'ides. See SPHENOGYNE anthemoides. 



A. argt/ntea has brilliant orange flowers, 1 ft. 

 high. 1774. 



A. calendula' cece is one of the best. It is, however, 

 now classed as VENIDIUM calendulaceum, which 

 see. 



A.fastuo'sa is a species 2 ft. high, having orange 

 and red flower. 1795. Syn., A. spinulo'sa. 



A.fla'ccida, 1 ft. high, has white and red flowers. 

 1794. 



A. gra'ndis is one of the finest annuals of recent 

 introduction, and grows luxuriantly. It forms 

 a little branched bush of soft, whitish hairy 

 leaves, above which the daisy -like flowers, 

 2J ins. across, rise supported on long stems, 

 18 ins. to 2 ft. high, making them useful for 

 arranging in vases. The upper surface is 

 white with an inner ring of yellow, while the 

 reverse side is pale mauve. It is a moisture- 

 loving plant and will not thrive in dry soils. 

 A native of S.W. Africa. 



A. leptorhi'za brevisca'pa has very showy, intense 

 yellow flowers and dark centres, the under 

 side tinged with purple. The foliage is grass 

 green, and not woolly like most of the species, 

 except on the undersides. 



