more or less sulphur or golden yellow, whilst in a few it 
shows dark bluish spots. The outer surfaces of the tube 
and of the lips are very much paler than the interior, and 
often streaked with red. It is singular that, though the 
species shows such protean hues, the individual plants, in 
so far as has been observed, have all their flowers coloured 
alike. It might have been supposed that cross-fertiliza- 
tion, in a plant so attractive to insects as this must be, 
would have led to the flowers of individual plants differing 
inter se. 
Another curious feature of this plant is that the colours 
of the flowers are retained in perfection during the process 
of drying for the Herbarium, and for at least four months 
afterwards. Asan instance, the specimens here figured 
were put into drying paper in the beginning of August 
last, and up to this date (December 8th) they have lost 
none of their brilliancy. On the other hand, of the old 
Herbarium specimens none have retained a trace of their 
colour. 
N. strumosa has been known to botanists for upwards 
of a century. Mr. EH. G. Baker, referring to the materials 
in the British Museum, kindly informs: me, that the 
Banksian specimens are from F. Masson, and are labelled 
simply Prom. v. Spei., and named Antirrhinum strumosum 
in Solander’s handwriting. The flowers vary much in size. 
There is also a specimen of Thunberg’s. In the Kew 
Herbarium there are specimens from Thom, Zeyher, Drege, 
and Wallich. The specimens here figured were raised 
from seeds procured at Saldanha Bay, by Messrs. Sutton 
ao i of Reading, who sent them to Kew to be named. 
—dJ. D. i. 
Hig. 1, Calyx; 2, corolla; 3, base of corolla and stamens; 4, two stamens . 
d, ovary; 6, young capsule; 7, seed :—all enlarged. 
