discovered in 1886 by Pringle, growing pendent from the 
seams of dry rocks, on the Mapula Mountains, chiefly on 
faces not exposed to the sun. 
The specimen here figured was received from Mr. 
Thompson of Ipswich, the introducer of so many rare and 
interesting Californian plants, including the Pentstemon 
centranthifolius and various congeners. It flowered in the 
herbaceous ground of the Royal Gardens in June, 1888, and 
continued in flower throughout the summer and autumn. 
Descr. A hardy glaucous perennial, two feet high. 
Stem branched from the base; branches decumbent or 
pendulous, smooth, terete, glabrous, sparingly leafy. 
Leaves, lower petioled, one and a half to two inches long, 
orbicular-ovate, obtuse, very thick and leathery, base 
rounded; petiole stout, longer than the blade; upper 
leaves smaller, sessile, nearly orbicular and deeply cordate. 
Inflorescence. a very lax long-branched panicle with drooping 
long-pedicelled flowers ; pedicels one to one and a half 
inches long, glabrous. lowers as long as the pedicels. 
Sepals ovate, acute, glabrous. orolla tubular, gradually 
dilated upwards, and slightly swollen above the middle, 
ochreous red, laxly pubescent ; lobes short, orbicular-ovate, 
or very broadly obovate, apiculate, yellow within and 
bordered with red. Filaments slender, quite glabrous ; 
anther cells shortly oblong, divaricated, confluent at the top, 
forming a hippocrepiform continuous suture; staminode 
filiform, rather shorter than the stamen, tip clavellate. 
Ovary quite glabrous.—J. D. H. 
Fig. 1, Calyx and style; 2, corolla laid open; 3 and 4, anthers; 5, ovary 
and disk :—all enlarged. 
