here represented, will belong the A. galeata, Mart., A. 

 cymbifera, Mart., A. labiosa, Ker, Bot. Reg., and Sims, in 

 Bot. Mag. t. 2545 (excl. syn.), A. Brasiliensis, Mart. (A. 

 ringens, Link and Otto), and A. ringens, Vahl, (not Link 

 and Otto). To the A. cymbifera and A. labiosa, just men- 

 tioned, (two species certainly very nearly allied to each 

 other,) our A. galeata bears a great affinity, as well in size 

 as in general structure ; but may be at once known by the 

 very narrow (not broad and cymbiform) base of the lower 

 lip. From A. galeata it may be discriminated by the much 

 greater size of its leaves and flowers, by the different colour 

 and marking of the perianth, and especially by the deep 

 sinus of the great lamina of the lower lip. It was raised in 

 the Glasgow Botanic Garden from seeds, gathered near 

 Crato, Brazil, by Mr. Gardner, in September, 1838. Plants 

 communicated from Glasgow to Mr. Moore at the Glasne- 

 vin Botanic Garden, produced their curious blossoms in the 

 stove during the autumn of 1840 and 1841, and from these 

 specimens our figure is taken. Flowering individuals of 

 the same plant were kindly sent by Mr. Llewellyn, of 

 Penllegar, in May of the following year; also raised from 

 Gardner's seeds. 



Descr. A large, climbing shrub, with petiolated, large 

 leaves, in shape between cordate and reniform, obtuse, with 

 a very broad and deep sinus at the base. Stipules two at 

 the base of each leaf-stalk, large, cordate, obtuse, glaucous, 

 the base amplexicaul. Peduncle solitary, single-flowered, 

 eight to ten inches long. Perianth very large, dingy 

 yellow ; the tube at the base two inches and three quarters 

 long, obovate, inflated, marked with large, black-purple 

 reticulations, at the upper end, this tube suddenly contracts 

 and is bent down at an angle, and this may be considered 

 the base of the limb, which now becomes two-lipped, the 

 upper lip five inches long, (resembling, with the inflated 

 tube, a bird's head and beak,) lanceolate, reticulated, the 

 sides deflexed, copiously hairy within; — the lower lip 

 has a narrow stalk, grooved, linear, two inches long, and 

 suddenly expands into an immense, reniform, beautiful, 

 reticulated, waved lamina, four inches long, six broad : the 

 reticulations beautifully marked with deep purple. Style 

 or column obovate, six-toothed. 



Fig. I. Style or Column, with the Anthers : — magnified. 



