thickened at the tip. Corolla glandular hairy, very 
unequally 2-lipped; upper lip very short. Anthers 2, 
connivent. Ovary glabrous; style included. Capsule 
slender, twisted, about 2 in. long.—W. Borrina Hrusiey. 
Oultiv—tThis is the third and, horticulturally, the best 
of the caulescent species of Stieptocarpus introduced into 
cultivation. They are less decorative than the stemless 
species, now so popular in gardens, and unless they can 
be improved by crossing and selecting they are not likely 
to become favourites with gardeners. So far, all attempts 
to cross them with species of the stemless section have 
proved unsuccessful. 9. Holstii has grown quickly from | & 
seeds, forming in less than a year a bushy plant 18 in. high 
and through. It has been happiest when kept in a moist 
tropical house, and has been at its best in December. It has 
ripened seeds, and is probably an annual, or monocarpic, 
as indeed are all the species in cultivation except S. Rewi 
and its allies, and even they do better when renewed from 
seeds than as old plants.—W. Warson. 
Fig. 1, calyx and pistil; 2, corolla laid open, showing the stamens and 
staminodes ; 3 and 4, stamens :—all enlarged. 
