scattered appressed hairs on the upper surface, veins hirsute 
on the lower; petioles under 3} in. long. lowers axillary, 
solitary or two together, borne on the upper part of the 
stem ; pedicels 3-2 in. long. Calyx densely villous at the 
base; segments lanceolate, pectinate-serrate, over 4 in. 
long. Corolla flame-coloured, about 24 in. long; tube 
about 14 in. long; limb very unequally two-lipped ; lobes 4, 
upper orbicular-oblong much exceeding the others, lateral 
adnate to upper for more than half their length; lower 
linear-lanceolate, 3-1 in. long, finally deflexed. Anthers 
connate. Disk represented by a single large posticous 
emarginate gland. Ovary villous.—T, A. SPRAGUE. 
Cuttivation.—This plant was introduced into cultiva- 
tion by Messrs. V. Lemoine & Sons, Nancy, about 4 years 
ago. It first flowered at Kew in 1906. The figure here 
given has been prepared from specimens presented by 
Col. Beddome and by Mr. W. E. Gumbleton. Like the 
other species of Columnea in cultivation this grows and 
flowers freely in a warm house under conditions such as suit 
Gesneraceae generally. Compared with C. scandens (B. M. 
t. 5118) and C. Schiedeana (B. M. +. 4045) it is not a robust 
grower, but it is likely to prove useful for pot culture.— 
W. Warson. . 
Fig. 1, part of calyx, gland and pistil; 2, base of corolla laid open and 
stamens ; 3, a jointed glandular hair from the corolla :—all enlarged. 
