terminated by a spine that exceeds the flower in length. Ovary 
pubescent, bluntly trigonous. Sepals of the same form as the 
éracts, but emarginate at the apex with a very short spine. 
Petals yellow, convoluted, with fringed incurved apices. Stamens 
‘six, glabrous, alternating with as many thickened hairy glands 
on the perianth. Style erect, with a three-lobed stigma. 
Fig. 1. Flower and bracts. 2. The same, with the bracts removed. 3. 
Flower, with perianth laid open :—all magnified. 
