Tab. ft3G. — 1, flower complete; 2, vertical section of flower; 3, a single 
stamen ; 4, pistil ; 5, horizontal section of ovary. — J. G. B. 
A rare and interesting species of Dyckia, differing from any- 
other I am acquainted with in its compact growth. It thrives in 
a moderately dry stove, grown in sandy peat in small pots. 
I obtained my plant from Mons. Louis de Smet, of Ghent. — 
W, W. S. 
