gold centres in the middle of which is a dark brown spot. To 

 speak more botanically, the centre flowers of the disc are a dark 

 brown, while the outer ones are gold, and the ray-flowers several 

 shades paler. There are now seedlings from last season's hand- 

 pollinating ready to plant out, and I hope to see them bloom this 

 summer. These I call V.J. 



All the perennial dimorphothecas like full sun, not too rich 

 soil, but sharp drainage. Where winters are severe they may be 

 kept as cuttings in frames and planted out in spring. Here I 

 cut them down after their spring flowering, and they bloom 

 again in summer if watered. Where they get summer rainfall, 

 they go on blooming nearly all summer. While all the world 

 grows the little annual Dimorphotheca these very-much-better 

 perennial ones are little known. Three really good species of 

 perennial Dimorphotheca are D. chrysanthemifolia, D.jucunda and 

 D. jucunda var. 



The first I found in seed in Namaqualand and I raised it 

 without ever having seen the flowers. It thrives here on a 

 slope in the full sun. The great golden-yellow flowers may 

 appear at any time, but in the spring it goes all out, and every 

 plant is covered with bloom. I think it has the largest flowers 

 of any of the Dimorphotheca species. I considered it a very lucky 

 find. 



D. jucunda has flowers of deep pink with yellow centres, and 

 the leaves are deliciously fragrant. It does not grow into a 

 bush, but is somewhat spreading. D. jucunda var. goes a step 

 further and is definitely creeping. The flowers are the same 

 deep pink, but they have blue centres a charming colour 

 combination. 



