No. 86. 
PHYLICA SQUARROSA. 
Class. Order, 
PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
A native of the Cape of Good Hope: it 
has been long cultivated in this country, and 
is preserved in the greenhouse in winter. 
The flowers, which are produced in March 
and April, though not very brilliant, are 
curious, and the starry form of the heads 
makes a very pretty appearance. This plant 
is not very readily propagated: we have 
succeeded best by layers, which take a full 
year or more to attain sufficient root: it 
kept in too large a pot, neither ought it to 
have an over-abundant supply of water, espe- 
cially in cold weather. 
