" The monopctalous keel, the perfectly ^adelphous sta- 

 " mens, and the form of the stigma, do not properly belongs 

 « to tWs genus, yet the habit is such that it would be rash 

 ** on those characters alone to form a new one. In some 

 *« other species the calyx is no less anomalous." 



In its native country, Brazil, it is s£ud to be a lofty tree. 

 When grown here in our stoves, it has been seldom seen 

 above 6 feet high. Introduced by Mr. Francis Bftareley in 

 1771. Flowers Spring and Summer. 



