Agathaea
(from agathos, excellent; in reference to the beauty of the flowers). ORD. Compositae. Allied to Cineraria, and requiring the same greenhouse treatment. It makes a very pretty object for summer decoration in the flower garden. Young cuttings root freely, in a gentle heat, at all times; and the plant may be had in flower all the year round.
A. Coelestis (sky-blue).* fl.-heads blue; peduncle one-headed. June. l. opposite, ovate, naked. h. 1 1/2ft. Cape of Good Hope, 1753. Herbaceous perennial.