Island, growing amongst the Scrubwood hushes, and also on the cliffs
at Wild Ram’s Spring, about 1800 feet perpendicularly above the sea.
Dr. Hooker has only recently placed it under this genus, and
says that it has hitherto been considered an Osteospermum, to which
genus it is very near; and it has also been referred to Oligocarpus,
another closely allied genus, by Mr. Bentham, in Gen. Plant.—
P l a t e 4 5 .
Osteospermum, Linn.
- 395. O. moniliferum, Linn.; 0. pisiferum, Roxb.—A yellow-
flowered shrub; grows wild, and is common over the somewhat
barren land at Two-gun-saddle, &c. The seeds, when ripe, are
eaten by children. M. Alt. 3.—Hab. Cape of Good Hope.
Tribe A k c t o t id e .®.
Cryptostemma, R. Br.
396. C. calendulaceum, R. Br.—Wild Hawkweed; grows as
a weed, and is wild and common about the high land. Bot. Mag.
2252.—Hab. Cape of Good Hope.
Tribe C ynarolde® .
Xeranthemum, Linn.
397. X. canescens, Linn.—White and pink Star Everlasting;
grown in gardens ; very rare. Bot. Mag. 420.—Hab. S. Africa.
Centaurea, L in n ._
398. C. moschata, Linnpss-Sweet Sultan, mentioned by Roxburgh
as growing in the Island.—Hab. Persia.
Cynara, Linn.
399. C. S c o lym u s , Linn.—The Artichoke' grows almost wild,
and is rather common in some few places where formerly gardens
existed, and where doubtless it was cultivated. Alt. 3‘8.—Hab. S.
of Europe.
Tribe C ic h o r ia c e®.
Cichorium, Linn.
400. C. endivia, Linn.—Endive is cultivated in gardens.—Hab.
E. Indies.
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