in the mountains of Kauai. It is a native of the forest 

 region near waterfalls, and its native name, according to 

 Mrs. Sinclair, is " Akaakaawa." The Koyal Gardens are 

 indebted to that lady for seeds, which were received in 

 1886. From these the plant here figured and others were 

 raised ; and these flowered in May of this year. I have 

 further to observe that the colour of the flowers appears 

 to vary; those of Mrs. Sinclair's drawing being of a bright 

 red. 



Descr. A tall branched succulent herb, three to four 

 feet high, everywhere sparsely clothed with long reddish 

 hairs. Leaves four to eight inches long and broad, obliquely 

 rounded and deeply cordate with a very narrow sinus, and 

 overlapping basal lobes ; marginal lobes five to nine, very 

 unequal, triangular, acuminate, unequally toothed ; nerves 

 radiating from the petiole, which is stout and long, but 

 shorter than the blade. Peduncles one-half to one foot long, 

 dichotomously branching and bearing bisexual cymes. 

 Bracts opposite, membranous. Flowers about half an inch 

 in diameter, white, with a rose tinge or more or less rosy ; 

 females two-bracteolate. Sepals ovate, subacute, outer 

 rather larger. Petals as many, much smaller, spathulate, 

 concave, membranous. Stamens many, free, represented 

 in the female by perigynous glandular staminodes ; anthers 

 obtuse, flattened. Ovary hemispheric, terete, free above 

 and open between the styles, one-celled ; styles five, short, 

 forked, arms spirally stigmatose; placentas five, parietal, 

 two -fid. Capsule hemispheric, membranous, about half an 

 inch in diameter, with a broad open vertex. — /. D. H. 



Fi<?s. 1 aud 2, Stamens j 3, female flower ; 4, transverse section of ovary ; — all 

 enlarged. 



