and in the size of the flower, which is larger than that of any 
species with which we are acquainted. With us, it has 
been hitherto kept in an airy part of the stove, where it 
flowered in July. 
Descr. Stem thick and almost woody at the base, re- 
sembling that of Sempervivum arboreum, and like it marked 
with the scars of fallen leaves, branched upwards, the 
branches rather short, spreading, green. Leaves almost 
exactly spathulate, obtuse, more or less tapering at the 
base, patent, fleshy, glaucous. Peduncle elongated, termi- 
nal, having a few bractezform leaves, and bearing at the ex- 
tremity a raceme of several flowers, of which one only opens 
at a time, beginning from below ; each pedicel is accompa- 
nied by two broadly ovate, unequal, membranaceous brac- 
tea, spotted with purple. Calyx of two roundish-cordate, 
concave, pale yellow-green leaves, spotted with purple. 
Peials large, of a brilliant and deep rose-colour. Stamens 
numerous, in several series: Filaments and Anthers deep 
purple, the former with the innermost ones pubescent. 
Pollen orange-brown. 
Fig. 1. Calyx: magnified. 
