Hooker, in a letter which has been kindly handed to us, to be 
the finest plant of it by far that he had ever seen. 
Mr. Kinghorn informs us that the seed was presented to him 
in July of last year by H. W. Pownall, Esq., of Richmond, who 
received them from his brother, the Very Rev. George P. Pow¬ 
nall, Dean of Perth, Western Australia, labelled, “ Anigozan- 
thus, or Kangaroo’s-foot plant, the finest flower we have col¬ 
lected near this city.” Pie succeeded in raising one plant, which 
was re-potted occasionally in rough turfy loam, a little peat, 
and rough, dry, old manure, as he conceived it to be a plant re¬ 
quiring liberal culture, but one that would not stand rich, damp, 
or close soil. On being removed to the greenhouse it grew very 
fast, and produced three of its singular scapes of bloom. Up to 
this time (December) it has shown no disposition to damp. 
Anigozanthus Manglesii is a perennial herbaceous plant, the 
flowers large and showy, and everywhere covered with feathery 
hairs, some greenish, others a bright-red; the colour of the 
perianth velvety rich-green, and altogether presenting an ap¬ 
pearance of a very striking and unique character. It remains 
only to add, that Mr. Kinghorn anticipates that he shall be 
able freely to propagate it by division of the roots, and hopes 
in the course of next year to introduce it to the public, with 
whom, we believe, it will be generally as much admired as it 
was by those who saw it when it was exhibited at Kensington 
Gore. 
