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cultivated it several year-, after which it 

 was entirely lost, till 1823, when we again 

 received seeds of it, from the produce of 

 which our present drawing was made. 



It is a low plant, with rigid prickly 

 leaves, and few upright branches, flowering 

 in April and May. The seeds sometimes 

 ripen, whereby alone it can be increased. 

 It requires the greenhouse, arid should be 

 potted in sandy peat earth. 



