Although distingxiishable by several available differences, 

 our plant in general appearance comes near to the North 

 American incamata (vol. 4. fol. 332 of this work), and 

 seems intermediate between that and the South American 

 plant (vol. 2. fol. 152) since separated by the specific name of 

 edulis. The three appear to form a group peculiarized in 

 the genus by a glandularly serrated involucre. In Jiliformis 

 the urceolus (tubular portion of the calyx or outer wall of 

 the nectary) is much deeper than in incamata, but much 

 shallower than in edulis ; and the lobes of its leaves are 

 more numerous than in either of the others, where they are 

 constantly three, while in this they vary from three to five 

 and not seldom to seven; five being however the usual 

 number. 



Drawn from a plant which flowered last September in 

 a stove in the garden of the Horticultural Society. 



It is a free-flowering, free-growing, ornamental species, 

 and said to have been lately imported by Messrs. Loddiges 

 from South America. 



{/x) which differs very slightly, was raised some years ago 

 by Professor Cavanilles in Spain, in the garden at Issy be- 

 longing to the Duke dell' Infantado. 



