KAULFU'SSIA AMELLOI'DES. 
AMELLUS-LIKE KAULFUSSIA. 
Class. Order. 
SYNGENESIA. POLY GAMIA SUPERFLUA. 
Natural Order. 
CORYMBIFERiE. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Introduced 
C. G Hope. 
9 inches. 
July, Aug. 
Annual. 
in 1819. 
No. 169. 
The word Kaulfussia was formed in honour of Dr. 
Kaulfuss, of Halle. Amelloides, from Amellus, a 
genus of plants, containing a species which the 
Kaulfussia resembles; and ides from the Greek, a 
likeness. It has been called Cape- Aster-like Kaul- 
fussia ; but though more strictly similar to the Cape 
Aster, or Cineraria amelloides, than to any species 
of Amellus, it, surely, is better to adhere to the 
original type. 
This is a beautiful annual, of late introduction, 
with which our friends will be pleased. It pro- 
duces seeds very freely ; and will, doubtless, be soon 
as well known as Mignionette and China Asters. 
A great number of vegetables have some change 
of character, either by folding their leaves, closing 
their flowers, or other mode of protection, during 
the night, or the continuance of unpropitious weather. 
The Kaulfussia hmelloides, as shown in our figure 
of it, possesses a peculiarity which is in some degree 
contrary to the usual laws of floral protection. In 
general, such plants as occasionally vary the possi- 
tion of the corolla, close it more or less, over th<^ 
centre of the flower, to guard the internal organs 
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