river, Dr. Vogel; very fine specimens, with all the flowers appa- 
rently yellow, but accompanied by the remark of Vogel, “ flowers 
red; when young yellow.” Good specimens from the late A/r. 
Barter, n. 164, from Aboh, with flowers apparently all over deep 
red; and again, z. 1517, “ Niger,” with rather smaller flowers ; 
petals, with the lower half and more, yellow, the rest deep red, 
and a red line down to the base; and they are accompanied by 
this remark,—‘“ A very variable plant in size and in the colour of 
its flowers, but the differences appear to be dependent merely 
upon the place of growth ; thus, in deep shady ravines, the plant 
grows twelve feet high, with flowers pale yellow or almost green. 
In hot sandy plains it does not attain four feet in height, and the 
flowers are deep crimson. In general, however, the flowers are 
yellow, and not unfrequently have a crimson line up the centre. 
Negro girls place this flower in their hair with very pretty effect.” 
Lastly, I possess, from Mozambique, on the east coast of tropical 
Africa, specimens gathered by Forbes, of which the flowers seem 
to be yellow, and which I can in no way distinguish from the J/. 
grandifiora here figured. Even should these not prove perma- 
nently distinct, all the kinds are eminently deserving of cultiva- 
tion. ‘They are ready flowerers, and the foliage, as well as the 
differently coloured petals, render them highly ornamental. 
Descr. General habit of the plant and foliage resembling the 
other species of the genus, but the growth is with us more vigo- 
rous and rampant. ower-buds before expansion full three 
inches long. Pefa/s, soon after the bursting of the bud, closely 
refracted and nearly straight, but before they attain their full 
size they fall into a horizontal position, and remain so at least 
for a day, at which period the flower seems to be in its most 
perfect state, measuring eight inches across, all over of a sul- 
phur-yellow colour, green only at the broad claws: in witherin 
the petals become tawny, and are marcescent. Their shape is 
narrow-lanceolate, scarcely waved at the margin: at the superior 
base is an elevated fleshy elongated xectary, deeply channelled 
and very downy. ‘The ji/aments are more than two inches long, 
the anthers three quarters of an inch. Séy/e three inches long ; 
its branches one inch long: these are, both in J/. gloriosa and 
M. virescens, very short. An unripe capsu/e measures three 
inches in length, and is deeply trisulcate. 
Fig. 1. A leaf from an older part of the plant,—zat. size. 2, Pistil,—slightly 
magnified. 
