_ of which are one to two inches long and horizontal, flowering _ 
near the tips only; pedicels a quarter of an inch and upwards, 
_ minutely bracteolate; peduncle, rachis and pedicels coral- _ 
red. Flowers white, one-half to two-thirds of an inch in — : 
diameter. Calyx white, globose, fleshy ; limb short, trun- 
_ cate, obscurely five-toothed. Petals nearly orbicular, con- 
_ aye, imbricate, ivory-white. Anthers purple.—J. D. H. 
+ 
ce Calyx ; 2 and 3, stamens; 4, vertical section of ovary :—all enlarged. 
