in its pointed anthers. It was raised last year at the
Nursery of Messrs. Colvill, from seeds collected and
brought home by Mr. John Richardson, with a great
quantity of other curious seeds from New Zealand and
New Holland. We have determined it to be the G.
vilosum from fine specimens preserved in the Banksian
Herbarium, from which the species was first named by
Forster. In the same Herbarium is another species
neai'ly related; likewise one from New Holland, which
is also very similar. From its appearance we suspect it
will prove to be hardy, or at any rate to require nothing
but a frame to protect it in severe frost. We
believe it will prove to be perennial, but that remains
to be ascertained. It is a neat little species, and continues
to flower abundantly; its seeds also ripen
plentifully, so that it may be easily preserved. It
thrives well with us in a mixture of sandy loam and
peat; and if kept in the greenhouse, it requires a light
airy situation.
