at the base, every other one bearing anthers, 5 sterile 
ones very short. Anthers red. Pollen orange-coloured. 
Germen villous. Style smooth of a purplish red. 
Stigmas 5, of the same colour, spreading. 
This handsome and curious plant is a native of the 
Cape, and has been introduced to our gardens ever 
since the year 1787, though it is still far from being 
common: it has been generally supposed difficult to 
cultivate and as difficult to increase ; but it will thrive 
as well as any of the tribe, if it be planted in an equal 
portion of turfy loam, peat, and sand, watering it only 
when quite dry. Cuttings will strike root freely, 
planted in the same kind of soil and set on a shelf in 
the greenhouse; they may also be increased by pieces 
of the roots planted in pots with their tops above the 
surface; these must be kept dry till the wound is dried 
up, they may then be regularly watered. 
Our drawing was taken at the nursery of Messrs. 
Colvill and Son, where it continues in full bloom 
nearly all the year. 
