  This article looks at the Bose representation of $PG(2,q^3)$ as a 2-spread of
$PG(8,q)$. It is shown that an $\mathbb F_q$-subline of $PG(2,q^3)$ corresponds
to a 2-regulus, and an $\mathbb F_q$-subplane corresponds to a Segre variety
$S_{2;2}$. Moreover, the extension of these varieties to $PG(8,q^3)$ and
$PG(8,q^6)$ is determined. These are used to determine the structure of an
$\mathbb F_q$-conic of $PG(2,q^3)$ in the Bose representation in $PG(8,q)$.
