German Botanist. This latter Botanist sent his specimens 
under the impression that it was a new Genus, but itis 
certainly in no way distinct from the only known species of 
Carecrasia. We figure it on account of its great beauty, 
a beauty which is scarcely altered by drying, for the form 
and colour in both leaves and flowers, is truly of that kind 
called everlasting ; and partly with the hope that our culti- 
vators may be induced to import this lovely plant, as an 
oriament to our greenhouses. Nothing can exceed the 
richness of the bright purple perianths and the contrasting 
deep orange-coloured anthers. It grows in sandy soil 
among shrubs. We shall copy from the description, kindly 
sent to us by Mr. Preiss, and made from the recent plant. 
Descr. Root-stalks scaly, fibrous: fibres very long, 
nearly perpendicular, yellowish, somewhat woody, rigid. 
Stem somewhat of a shrubby character, and especially at 
the base thickly clothed with the dry remains of the sheaths 
of fallen leaves, about a foot high, slightly pubescent up- 
wards. Branchlets opposite, rarely alternate, patent, an 
inch or more long, simple. Leaves acerose, channelled 
above, beneath convex, striated, scabrous, pungent at the 
point, articulated upon the sheathing base, and deciduous : 
those of the stem erect, of the younger branchlets more 
patent. Flowers from the apices of the branches, bright 
violet-blue, or, rarely, dirty-white. Bracteas ovato-lance- 
olate, sheathing, membranaceous, embracing the tube of 
the perianth, imbricated, concave. Tube of the perianth 
narrow, tapering below, yellow green; the segments (six) 
ovato-lanceolate, acute, nerved, quite glabrous above and 
concave, beneath silky. Filaments inserted near the mouth 
of the tube. Anthers erect, approximate, linear-oblong, - 
deep orange, apparently opening by pores at the apex. 
Ovary ovate, three-lobed, on a thickened, but below atten- 
uated stipes. Style longer than the stamens, flexuose 
filiform. Stigma obtuse. 
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Fig. 1. Outer view of a Flower. 2. Perianth laid open. 3. 4. Stamens- 
5. Pistil. 6. Leaf 7. Apex of ditto :—magnified. : 
