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order that they may he protected in a frame during the winter, till they can be planted out in spring ; or the 
cuttings may be struck at once in pots early in autumn, and protected during the winter for planting out in the 
spring. Plants of this genus do much better with this treatment in the open ground than they do in greenhouses, 
as in the latter situation old plants are very apt to become mouldy, and the leaves to decaj-. In the open ground, 
on the contrary, the plants grow freely and produce abundance of handsome leaves and flowers of good size and 
brilliant colour. They should all be grown in dry light soil, and supplied with abundance of water during the 
growing season. All the species are natives of the Cape of Good Hope. The name Arctotis, signifies bear’s ear, 
and alludes to the double furrows of the seeds. 
1.— ARCTOTIS ACAULIS, Lin. THE DWARF ARCTOTIS. 
Synonyme. — Arctotis speciosa, Jacq. Engraving. — Bot. Reg. t. 122. 
Specific Character. — Radical leaves IjTate. Flowers pedunculate. 
Description, &c. — A dwarf species, very suitable for growing in boxes, or in the beds of a flower-garden 
close under the windows of a breakfast parlour, as the plants require a warm sunshiny situation. The flowers 
have a remarkably gay and brilliant appearance ; and they are produced in succession from April to June, or longer. 
The florets of the ray are yellow and reddish on the outside ; and the florets of the disk are of so dark a puce 
colour as to look almost black. The species is a native of the Cape of Good Hope, whence it was introduced in 
1759. It is propagated by dividing the roots. 
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2.— ARCTOTIS MACULATA, Willd. THE SPOTTED ARCTOTIS. 
Synonyme. — A. caulescens, Thunh. 1 Specific Character. — PloTcts of the ray fertile. Stem suffruticose. 
Engravings. — Bot. Reg. t. 130; and our fig. 2 in Plate 55. | Leaves piunatifidly lyrate, angularly dentate ; woolly below’. 
Description, &c. — A very handsome species with whitish flowers, the tips of the florets of the ray being 
tinged with orange, and the back of the florets being of the same colour. The leaves are remarkable for their 
sharp teeth, and the species is easily distinguished from the preceding one by them, as well as by its having a 
stem. The plant generally grows about two feet and a half high, and it is covered all over with a short white 
down, which when seen in the sun looks like frosted silver. It is very nearly hardy, but it requires a great deal 
of water during the summer months to make it flower well. It is generally increased by cuttings, which will 
strike without any difiiculty in the open ground. It is supposed to be a native of the Cape, but the year of its 
introduction is not known ; and some florists appear to think that it may have been originated in tliis country 
from the seed of A. aspera. It is very nearly hardy, and only requires protection during hard frosts. It should 
be grown in a light, somewhat sandy soil, and open situation. 
3.— ARCTOTIS ASPERA, Lin. THE ROUGH-LEAVED ARCTOTIS. 
Synonyme. — A. arborescens, Jacq. 1 pinnatifid ; tbe upper ones somewhat cobwebbed ; tbo lower ones rough 
Engraving. — Bot. Reg. t. 34. and hairy, or villose. Appendages to the scales of the involucre revo- 
Specific Character. — Suffiuticose. Leaves indented, or deeply | lute and hairy. 
Description, &c. — This very handsome plant is rather too shrubby for the present work ; but I have 
mentioned it as it has been supposed to be the parent of the preceding species, which is a true perennial. The 
flowers are white, with a yellow centre and a pink back, and they have a slightly bitter smell. The following 
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