clothed with a black tomentum. Leaves in fours, about 
half an inch long, spreading at nearly right angles, 
margins closely recurved. Flowers bright purple-red, 
about a third of an inch long, borne in clusters of four to 
six at the ends of the branches, very shortly stalked. 
Bracteoles similar to the sepals, and closely applied to 
them, presenting the appearance of a double calyx. 
Corolla cylindrical ; lobes four, rounded, recurved. Anthers 
deep red, slightly exserted, crested at the base. Style 
slightly overtopping the stamens.— W. Boitinc HEMSLEY. 
Fig. 1, a whorl of leaves ; 2, a flower; 3and 4, stamens; 5, disk and pistil :— 
all enlarged. 
