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ards their junction with the stem. Tendrils smooth and 



round, of a bright g 



Flowers single and axillary 



produced on a round, smooth, slender peduncle of about 

 or two and a half inches in length. Involucre none. Cal^x 

 when closed angular, oblong, ovate. Tube pale green, 

 scarcely exceeding one-fourth the length of the segments! 

 Segments when expanded narrow and concave, a little shorter 

 than the petals, which they resemble in colour inwardly, but 

 are paler ; externally they are much keeled and pale green, 



keel terminating 



mucronated pomt 



below the apex. Petals spreading, slightly concave, rather 

 broader and longer than the segments of the calyx, of a rich 



bright, lapis-Iazuli bl 



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sisting of four distinct 



of rays. The two outer ones next the petals are spread 

 ing, and both about the same length, which is scarcely 



of 



calyx and petals 



The 



are filiform, compressed 



thick and fleshy at the base, and of a deep reddish purple for 

 about one-third their length. The same proportion at the 

 extremity is of a paler colour, and the intermediate space is 

 almost white, spotted with blue. The third series is com- 

 posed of a number of small, upright, filiform stumps, having 

 the appearance of glands, of a dark purple colour. The 

 fourth, or inner series is united at the base and rises upright, 

 converging round the shaft. It consists of a number of 

 deep reddish purple threads, rising nearly the full height of 

 the shaft, and tipped with white. The shxift is about two- 

 thirds the length of the petals, round, and of a pale yellowish 

 green spotted with purple. - Filaments of the same colour, 



milarly spotted. Anthers large, of a bright green 



and 



abovC; and deep yellow beneath. Ovary oblo 

 furrowed, downy, pale yellowish green. Styles club-shap 

 of the same colour as the shaft and filaments, dotted with 



ghtl 



purple 



Stigmas round, capitate, bright green 



" Its time of flowering appears to be during the latter end 

 of October, and through November. The soil in which it 

 seems to grow very well is a rich sandy loam. We have not 

 yet increased it, but ttiere is little doubt that by cutting 

 may be propagated with as much facility as any of 

 other species." 



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vlpnY, 1838. 



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