No. 848. 
PHYLICA BUXIFOLIA. 
Class. Order. 
PENTANDRIA | MONOGYNIA. 
A native of the Cape of Good Hope : it 
was eultivated in 1759, and is of low bushy 
growth, forming an ornamental greenhouse 
hrub. It usually blossoms during the 
winter season. The flowers are cheerful, 
but not shewy. It is somewhat difficult to 
increase except by layers, which will root 
in the course of two years. The soil in 
which it seems to thrive best is peat and 
loam. There is a very good representation 
of this plant in Burmann’s Aftic. 
