bescent, almost as thick as a goosequill. Leaves numerous, 
alternate, three to five inches long, oblong- or narrow-lanceo- 
late, narrowed above to an obtuse apiculate tip, and below 
into the petiole, sinuate-toothed, deep green at the margins, 
with a broad central silvery zone which is marbled with 
green at the juncture of the colours, scabridly puberulous 
above and beneath on the nerves which spread widely from 
the costa, petiole half an inch to one inch long and midrib 
below purple; stipules persistent, small, subulate. Peduncles 
axillary, half an inch to one inch long, stout, dull purple, 
puberulous, suddenly expanding into the peltate orbicular 
slightly concave receptacle, which is dark green, three-quarters 
of an inch to one inch in diameter; margin furnished with a 
series of short obtuse purple capitate conical tubercles, each 
tipped with a few short hairs. /owers of the disc all female, 
immersed in simple alveoli. Ovary flagon-shaped; styles 
two, recurved. Ovter flowers male, in few series ; the mouth 
of the alveoli furnished with three broadly ovate, short, 
green incurved perianth-lobes. Sfamens three, surrounding 
a conical papilla (a rudimentary ovary).—/J. D. H. 
Fig. 1, Receptacle; 2, vertical section of the same :—both magnified. 
