pubescenti-hirsute on both sides, reticulated. Panicle or com- 
pound raceme terminal, branches patenti-hirsute, circinate, many- 
flowered. Flowers large, unilateral. Pedicels short. Calyw 
of five linear-lanceolate, hairy, erect sepals. Corolla pale violet- 
colour : the ¢wbe as short as the calyx, dim of five large, spread- 
ing, ovate, obtuse lobes, the sides a little reflexed. Filaments 
inserted near the base of the corolla. _Azthers oblong, sagittate. 
Ovary oblong, one-celled, with two placente, a transverse section 
of each of which nearly represents the letter T, the transverse 
portions meeting in the centre; their edges chiefly bearing the 
numerous ovules. Styles two, exserted. Stigmas dilated, de- 
pressed. W. J. H. 
Cuxr. A soft-wooded tropical plant, requiring the heat of the 
stove. A mixture of light loam, peat, and sand suits it, but care 
must be taken to have the pot well drained. It is readily in- 
creased by cuttings, planted in sand under a bell-glass, and 
plunged in bottom-heat ; but, being of a soft nature, they must 
not receive much water till they have formed roots. J. 8. 
Fig. 1. Stamen. 2. Pistil. 3. Section of ovary :—magnified. 
