It will be at once seen, that the species has much affinity 
with V. chamedrifolia, Bot. Mag. t. 3333 (V. Melindres, 
Git. in Bot. Reg. t. 1184): but it is a tall, upright-growing 
plant, clothed with soft, downy hairs, of a much more deli- 
cate texture, especially in the leaves, which are considerably 
larger, more acuminate and serrated, more cuneate at the 
base, and decidedly petioled. The flowers are larger, and 
more inclining to rose-colour, (“ rich rosy crimson,”) in 
greater number, and the raceme more capitate. The same 
characters hold good in the native specimens in my Herba- 
rium as in the cultivated ones. 
Hitherto it has only been treated as a stove plant: but 
it will in all probability be found to bear the open air as 
well as V. chamedrifolia. It flowered with Mr. Niven in 
September, 1836. 
