ANTHERICUM filamentis barbatis acaule, radice subrotunda perenni, foliis crasso-subulatis antice sulcatis apice teretibus pulposis erectis. _Jacq. Ic. rar. 2. t. 405._ PETALA sex, oblonga, obtusa, plana, patentissima, lutea, cum fascia longitudinali media utrinque viridi. Filamenta subulata patula, petalis breviora, flavescentia, circa medium omnia ex viridi-flavo dense barbata. Antheræ oblongæ, flavæ. Germen ovatum, superum. Stylus filiformis, erectus, longitudine staminum. Stigma obtusum. _Jacq. Collect. Supp. 83._ REFERENCE TO THE PLATE. 1. The seed-bud, chives and pointal. 2. A chive magnified. 3. The seed-bud and pointal. A native of the Cape of Good Hope, from whence it was sent some time since to the collection of G. Hibbert, esq. Clapham Common; where our figure was taken last autumn. It is rather more singular in its appearance, than beautiful; but is at present extremely rare, and deserves a place in all collections; prefers the treatment of a green-house succulent plant, and requires much air; but must be carefully defended from superfluous humidity; particularly when not in a state of active growth; and is best kept constantly in the house. Is propagated by parting its roots, but not very readily: and requires a light, dry soil. [Illustration] PLATE CCCLXXXVII. XERANTHEMUM RIGIDUM. _Rigid-leaved Eternal Flower._ CLASS XIX. ORDER II. _SYNGENESIA POLYGAMIA SUPERFLUA._ Tips united. Superfluous Pointals. ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER. RECEPTACULUM paleaceum, aut nudum. Pappus setaceus. Calyx imbricatus, radiatus; radio colorato. RECEPTACLE chaffy, or naked. Feather bristly. Empalement tiled, rayed; the ray coloured. SPECIFIC CHARACTER, &C. XERANTHEMUM, floribus parvis paniculatis; foliis villosis lineari-lanceolatis acuminatis viridibus. XERANTHEMUM, with small paniculated flowers; and hairy linear-lanced sharp-pointed green leaves. DESCRIPTIO. Suffrutex, ramulis teretibus, subflexuosis, villosis. _Folia_, superiora remotiora, alterna, amplexicaulia, lineari-lanceolata, acuminata, canaliculata, rigida, villosa, viridia, superne patula. _Flores_ paniculati, terminales, parvi in hoc genere, et inconspicui. _Pedunculi_ lanuginoso-villosi, bracteati. _Calyces_ argentei. _Corollulæ_ flavicantes. REFERENCE TO THE PLATE. 1. A scale of the empalement. 2. One of the hermaphrodite florets magnified. 3. The chives and pointal. 4. The receptacle. The plant here delineated is by no means a conspicuous one; nevertheless, as it is a genuine member of a favourite genus, and at the same time a new species, and almost the last of its fine family we shall be able to present to our readers, it cannot fail to be acceptable to them.