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GENUS XXX. 
Gh.ZA.mA, R. Brown. THE GAZANIA. 
Lin. Syst. SYNGENESIA POLYGAMIA FRUSTRANEA. 
Generic Character Flowers radiate. Receptacle naked, or honey-combed. Seeds very hairy ; pappus chaffy. Involucre tubular at the 
base, with the limb divided into numerous imbricate segments. 
Description, &c. — The very handsome plants which compose this genus are, like the preceding kinds, only 
half hardy ; but when treated in the same manner they may be grown easily in the open air, and certainly are 
splendid additions to a flower-garden. Their flowers are generally of a reddish orange. The word Gazania 
signifies treasure, in allusion to the splendour of the flowers. 
1.— GAZANIA PAVONIA, R. Brown. THE PEACOCK GAZANIA. 
Synonymes Gorteria pavonia. And.; Hazel-ringed Gazania. ] Specific Character. — Leaves pinnatifid, hairy above and woolly 
Engravings.— Bot. Reg. t. 35; Bot. Rep. t. 523 ; and our 1, below; segments oval-lanceolate. Scape one-flowered. Stem de- 
in Plate 56. I cumbent. 
Description, &c. — This splendid plant only expands its flowers in broad daylight ; but as soon as the sun 
withdraws its light, each of the florets of the ray rolls itself upwards towards the middle, and remains in this 
state till it expands again the following morning as soon as the sun appears. It is sometimes considered as a 
biennial, but it will live three or four years, and it is increased by dividing the root-stock. It should be grown 
in light dry soil, and plentifully supplied with water. It is a native of the Cape, whence it was introduced in 1 804. 
2.— GAZANIA RIGENS, R. Brown. THE STIFF-LEAVED GAZANIA. 
Synonyme. — Gorleria rigens, Linn. I Specific Character. — Leaves lanceolately pinnatifid. Stem de- 
Engravings. — Bot. Mag. t. 90 ; and our fig. 2, in Plate 56. | pressed. Scape one-flowered. 
Description, &c. — This very handsome plant has the same peculiarity of rolling up its ray florets when the 
sun withdraws its light, as the preceding species ; but when they are expanded, they are uncommonly brilliant, 
from their large size and the singularity of their colour, which is of a deep orange-red. The flowers appear in 
June, and contrast strongly with the leaves, which are of a dark green above, and a silvery white below ; they 
are also remarkably rigid. The plant is only a short-lived perennial, and it is propagated by cuttings, as it 
seldom ripens its seed in this country. It requires protection during winter. It is a native of the Cape, and was 
introduced in 1755. 
3.— GAZANIA UNIFLORA, Sims. THE GOLDEN-FLOWERED GAZANIA. 
Synonyme. — Gorteria uniflora, Thunh. late-lanceolate, tomentose below. Involucre smooth. Flowers one- 
Engravings. — Bot. Reg. t. 2270, and our fig. 3, in Plate 56. coloured. 
Specific Character. — Stem suffruticose, decumbent. Leaves spatu- 
Description, &c. — This is a very pretty little plant, with golden yellow flowers, which are extremely unlike 
all the other species of the genus, as the disk is the same colour as the ray. The leaves, however, bear consider- 
able resemblance to those of the last species. It is a native of the Cape of Good Hope, where it is found near 
the sea-coast, and whence it was introduced in 1816. It flowers in July and August, and is propagated by 
cuttings. 
