

seen, wild- It was cultivated in this country by Ph. Miller 

 in 1760; and is pretty general in our hot-houses, where it 

 sometimes ripens the fruit. This is nearly as large as, but 

 more oblong than a swan's egg, with a thick soft spongy 

 rind, smooth and of a dull yellow-green on the outside, 

 lined within by a loose membranous sack fdled with a mass 

 of pulpy-coated seed. The sack is easily parted from the 

 rind, and the pulpy contents are eaten at the dessert, mixed 

 with wine or without. The pulp is watery, rather fra- 

 grant, and is said to have a grateful taste, something be- 

 tween sour and sweet (aigre-doiLv). — The bloom is the 



largest and handsomest of any species known to us; and is 

 usually produced abundantly about August or September. 

 AVe have mentioned in the preceding article what is 

 esteemed the best mode of treatment for the tropical species 

 of the genus. Our drawing was made at Bays water, in 

 the hot-house belonging to the Comtesse de Vandes ; 

 the richest, we believe, in plants of this family, of any 

 in England. 



a The Nectary : b its incomplete mid-partition, c The operculum or 

 cover to the nectary, d The imperfect operculum: apart which is probahly 

 peculiar to this species, e The inner imperfect rays of the crown. yThe 

 double row of perfect rays of the same, g The column that supports the 

 parts of fructification. // A stamen. I The germen. ; The stvle and a stigma. 















( 



* 



