No. 453. 
STAPELIA ASTERIAS, 
Class. Order. 
PENTANDRIA DIGYNIA. 
We received this from our friend Mr. 
George Scholl, in 1799. It is a native of 
the desarts North of the Cape of Good Hope, 
and is easily cultivated, flowering in plenty 
every year, during the latter part of summer 
and autumn. 
It may be kept in a dry part of the 
greenhouse, or on a shelf in the stove in 
winter, at which season it needs little or no 
water. Its propagation is very simple, as it 
readily puts out roots from any part of the 
plant. The soil may be loam, mixed with 
a fourth part of lime rubbish. 
