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Patersonia Sericea. Brown Prodr. p. 303.— Ker in 

 Bot. Mag. n. 1041. cum Ic. 



I received seeds of this beautiful species many years ago, 

 which came up plentifully, but the plants all damped off in 

 winter, though apparently well established * Messrs. Lee and 

 Kennedy have been somewhat more successful; yet even 

 they only preserved about half a dozen plants, and these 

 likewise perished in the same way after flowering, without 

 ripening seeds, or being increased ; so that I believe it is no 

 longer in the country. Probably it ought to be cultivated 

 in pure sand, with a little more heat in winter. 



Nivenia Stylosa. MSS. Nivenia. Vent. Dec. Nov. Gen. 

 p. 3. Witsenia corymbosa. Ker in Bot. Mag. n. 895- cum Ic. 

 —Smith Ex. Bot. v. %p. 17. f. 68. 



A dwarf shrub, which now ornaments many collections 

 with its lively blue flowers, every autumn . It was introduced 

 from the Cape of Good Hope in 1803, by George Hib- 

 bert, Esq. and has been named after his indefatigable 

 collector, by the late Monsieur Ventenat. Here it thrives 

 best in a pot of sandy earth, exceedingly well drained ; and 

 it should be placed in an airy house, such as is proper for 

 Aloes, during winter, when it requires very little water. 



Nivenia Filamentosa. MSS. 



A still more dwarf shrub than the preceding, but equally 

 beautiful ; introduced from the Cape of Good Hope in 1807, 

 by Messrs. Lee and Kennedy, in whose nursery itflowered, 

 for the first time in this country, last August. The flowers are 

 in a corymbus, precisely like that of Nivenia Stylosa, but 



* A little powder of charcoal, obtained from Heath, or any other vegetable 

 which does not contain calcareous earth, would possibly, in such cases, prove 

 beneficial.— Pres. 



