This pleasing species was introduced by 

 Mr. Hibbert in 1800, having been gathered 

 at the Cape of Good Hope, by Mr. Niven, 

 the collector whom that gentleman sent 

 out, and of whose recent death we observe 

 a notice in the Gardener's Magazine. 



It is a dwarf kind, seldom exceeding a 

 foot in height, growing bushy and flowering 

 in April. It requires the protection of an 

 , and may be increased by 

 cutting--, which should be potted in sandy 

 peat earth. 



