fessor Jameson. For the specimen here figured I am in- 

 debted to Messrs. Veitch, who introduced it by means of 

 their excellent collector, Mr. Pearce. It is a very beautiful 

 plant, especially in the rich green of its velvety leaves tra- 

 versed by pale veins. 



Descr. A very hirsute and subglandular herb, a foot or so 

 high. Moots fibrous. Stem erect, terete, soft. Leaves oppo- 

 site, three to four inches long, on petioles half to three- 

 quarters of an inch long, broadly ovate-cordate, with a very 

 narrow sinus at the base, convex, obtuse, obtusely serrate, 

 costa and nerves yellow, contrasting strongly with the dark 

 emerald-green closely-reticulated surface of the leaf; the 

 areolae between the nerves present elevated conical papillae. 

 Peduncles one to two, in the axils of the leaves, ascending, 

 and when numerous on the plant, forming a sort of corymb, 

 stout, curved, three to four inches long. Calyx very short, 

 broadly campanulate ; limb produced beyond the ovary, 

 shortly and obtusely five-lobed. Corolla two-thirds of an 

 inch long, bright orange-red, nearly globose, but gibbous 

 below, with five very obscure lobes which close over the 

 mouth, bright orange-red, yellower on the gibbous portion. 

 Glands epigynous, five, thick. Stamens four, filaments hir- 

 sute ; anthers cohering, pubescent ; fifth stamen rudimentary. 

 Ovary sunk in the calyx tube, apex free, hairy. Style stout, 

 pubescent. Stigma two-lobed. — J. 1). H. 



Fig. 1. Corolla laid open. 2. Calyx and ovary. 3. Glands, and base of 

 calyx. 4. Glands removed: — all magnified. 



