The letter announcing it was dated from Guayaquil, 18C1, and 

 it was mentioned as "a charming little stove-climber, with 



flowers bearing a strong resemblance to spiders/' but no exact 

 locality has been stated either by Mr. Pcarce or by Mr. Lobb, 

 which is much to be regretted. 



Fig-. 1. Flower, deprived of the corolla. 2. Corolla laid open. 8. Ovary and 

 perigonal gland. 4. Transverse section of ovary : — magnified. 



