No. 8. 
ELICHRYSUM PROLIFERUM. 
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Class. Order. 
SYNGENESIA POLYGAMIA SUPERFLUA. 
This most beautiful plant is a native of 
the Cape, and was first introduced into this 
country about the year 1789. It was several 
years before it became generally cultivated, 
being at first injudiciously treated by giving 
it too much heat. It is now found to require 
no more than an airy situation in the green- 
house, and is very readily increased - , 8 
cuttings: soil, light sandy peat. Being in | 
elegant; it is è of the most ornamenta 
plants we The flowers of this, ue 
many others of the same family, if cut otf 
when fully open, and kept dry, will retain 
their form and brilliancy a great many years. 
