digitately lobed ; lobes five, oblong, serrulate, glabrous, bright 

 green above, pale below ; 'petiole about one inch long, bi- 

 glandular between the middle and base. Peduncles axillary, 

 single-flowered, larger than the petiole. Bracts three, large, 

 oblong, boat-shaped, with two large glands at the base. 

 Flower three inches in diameter. Sepals five, oblong, obtuse, 

 green at the back, with a short horn towards the apex, violet 

 internally, the colour laid on in minute dots. Petals similar 

 to the sepals, and also violet. Corona of many rows, outer 

 of twisted cilia, longer than the petals, violet banded with 

 white ; inner in many series, short, simple, slightly thickened 

 at the apex. Gynophore seated in a tubular sheath. — J. I). H. 



Fig. 1. Portion of flower : — magnified. 



