cross-fertilization. The specimen here figured was brought 
to Kew along with other plants in a Ward’s case by 
H. M.S. Challenger, from the Falklands in June last, and 
flowered in July ; it is a very small individual, full grown 
ones often having petioles and peduncles 6—9 inches long, 
and three whorls of leaflets. It will unquestionably prove 
a beautiful and interesting rock-work plant, requiring, how- 
ever, coolness and moisture for successful cultivation. 
Drscor. Rootstock 1 to 2 inches long, nodose, simple or 
branched, clothed with scarious stipular leaf-sheaths, tip 
villous. Leaves numerous, glabrous pilose or silky, petiole 
4-6 inches long, obscurely jointed above the stipule ; leaflets 
9-20, whorled, usually 2-seriate, obcordate, glaucous, 
rather fleshy; stipules linear, scarious, red-brown. Pe- 
duncles equalling the petioles, 2-bracteolate above the middle ; 
bracteoles scarious. Flowers solitary,-1—14 inch in diameter. 
Sepals lanceolate, subacute, ciliate, with at times 2 black 
dots towards the apex. Pe/als much exceeding the sepals, 
obovate-obcordate, spreading, white or pale rose-coloured, 
with purple veins. Stamens 10, alternately long and short, — 
erect. Styles 5, stigmas capitate. Capsule oblong, silky.— 
dad), H. 
Fig. 1, Top of peduncle, bracteoles, and flower, with petals removed; 
2, stamen and pistil; 3, pistil :—all enlarged. 
