No. 1698. 



OTHONNA ABROTANIFOLIA. 



Class. 



SYNGENESIA 



Order, 



NECESSARfA, 



I 





This is a native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope : it has long been known and culti- 

 vated in greenhouses, and produces its 

 flowers in March and April : they are bril- 

 liant and ornamental, lasting long. 



Seeds are often brought here in collec- 

 tions : it may be propagated also without 

 difficulty by cuttings, and should be potted 

 in light loam. 



