on long petioles, reniformi-orbicular, three- the lowermost five- 
lobed ; Zobes cuneate, generally again three-lobed and incised or 
toothed ; upper ones nearly sessile, wedge-shaped, deeply three- 
lobed and incised, the /odes linear-cuneate. FJowers one to six 
-upon a stem, on hairy, terete peduncles. Calyx of five ovate- 
oblong spreading hairy herbaceous sepals. Corolla two inches 
broad, in cultivation, of five, large, oblong, very glossy yellow 
spreading petals, with flabelliform, orange-coloured spots at the 
base. Stamens numerous, surrounding an oblong head of young 
carpels, which eventually lengthens into a narrow cylindrical 
spike.” W. J. H. 
Cur. A hardy, herbaceous, perennial plant, growing freely 
in any kind of garden-soil. It is readily increased by division 
of the roots or by seeds: J. 8. 
+ Fig. 1. Pistil :—magnified. 
