riable nature of the leaves on the same or on different individuals 
will easily account for their being supposed distinct. We have 
copious specimens in our Herbarium, gathered in Trinidad by 
the late Mr. Lockhart. Sir James Smith’s specimens were re- 
ceived from Smeathmann. 
Mr. Low, in his letter, observes that the species is a free 
flowerer, and will evidently make a first-rate plant for a conser- 
vatory, as it does not seem to require much heat, and is easy of 
cultivation. 
Dezscr. A climber, with terete dranches, and Jeaves which are 
extremely variable on the same or on different plants, sometimes 
ovate or oblongo-ovate, acute, simple; sometimes cordate and 
deeply three-lobed, with the lobes ovate, acute; the margins 
everywhere remarkable for being more or less sinuous, and cut 
into large but unequal teeth, penninerved, the underside strongly 
reticulated with prominent nerves, sometimes downy and pale 
green, whereas the upper side is generally glabrous and dark 
green. Pe/ioles about half an inch long, glandular at the base, 
and there are sometimes glands in the sinuosities of the leaves. 
Peduncle solitary, single-flowered, longer than the petiole, fur- 
nished below the apex with a small three-leaved downy éavolucre : 
' the leaflets from a broad base, linear-subulate, serrated, erect, 
each having one or two large orbicular glands on either side at 
the base, and a gland within the axil. Hower large: sepals five, 
oblong-linear, acuminate, spreading, having a long soft subulate 
awn a little below the apex ; externally the sepals are greenish 
rose-colour, within uniform rose-red : they all unite below so as 
to form a five-furrowed, rather short, greenish tube, very obtuse 
at the base. Petals five, as long, and of the same shape, as the 
sepals, equally spreading and deep rose-red on both sides. Crown 
or nectary double, short: inner consisting of a white membrane, 
with many subulate, erect, red rays; outer of a circular row of 
humerous erect filaments, white, banded and tipped with red: 
some lesser filaments, and very short, are found between the 
outer and inner corona. Column three or four times as long as 
the crown, greenish, spotted with red, as are the short recurved 
filaments. Anthers green. Ovary oval. Styles clavate, deep red ; 
stigmas green. 
Fig. 1. Leaflet of an involucre magnified. 
