a genus of the polygamia necessaria order, belonging to the syngenesia class of plants. It is commonly called *anemopera*, from the resemblance of its seeds to those of the anemone.

Species. Of this genus there are 11 species, all of them natives of Ethiopia, or the Cape of Good Hope. Of these the angustifolia, with spear-shaped leaves, and the alpina, with wing-shaped woolly leaves, are most remarkable for their beauty, having rays of a fine yellow or deep gold colour. They flower in May and June.

Culture. All the species of arctotis may be propagated by cuttings; which should be frequently renewed, as the old plants are subject to decay in winter. They may be planted in any of the summer months, in a bed of light fresh earth; sheltering to shade them from the sun, until they have taken root. They may then be planted in pots filled with earth of the same kind, setting them in a shady place until the plants are settled in their new earth; after which, they should be exposed to the open air until the latter end of October, or longer, if the weather is favourable, when they must be removed into the green house. They will require to be shifted into other pots, at least two or three times every summer; and the pots should be frequently removed, to prevent the plants from striking their roots through the holes.