as it were, truncated ; five-fid, with the segments acute, some- 

 what reflexed. Petals very concave, erecto -patent, nearly 

 orbicular, on a short claw, of a red-rose-color, with pale veins. 

 Anthers numerous, yellow-orange. Pistil: germen or ovary, 

 globose, downy, and hairy. Style dividing into twelve or 

 thirteen erect branches, each with a capitate stigma. 



Fig. 1 . Pistil : — magnified. 



