In the figure in the possession of the Horticultural So- 
ciety, the leaves resemble those of our E. quinqueflor us yhut 
the calyx is that of E. reticulatus. In the figure published 
in the Botanical Magazine, which was taken from the very 
same plant as that of the Horticultural Society, the calyx 
is of E. reticulatus, as are in some measure the leaves ; but 
the nectarial foveae are altogether those of E. quinqueflorus, 
and the length of the stamens that of neither species. In 
this uncertainty we have referred both the E. quinquejlorus oi 
the Botanical Magazine and the MeUdora pellucida of Salis- 
bury to the most common plant in our gardens, \Yhich is 
certainly our E. quinquejlorus; trusting to the probability, 
that the plant of most frequent importation would be that ^ 
from which the figures above referred to were taken. 
Both these plants are natives of China. For the speci- 
mens from which our drawings were made, we are indebted 
to William Wells, Esq., of Redleaf. They are half-hardy 
plants, which thrive pretty well in a common conservatory, 
but which will not succeed in the open air during winter. 
They are to be propagated, but with difficulty, from cuttings. 
They flower in January and February. 
