lanceolate, ere£t, and furround the outer circle of the florets 

 of the difc, but being fomewhat fhorter than thefe are not 

 feen in the figure. The tube of the floret is very long and 

 contracted below, giving it the appearance of being raifed 

 upon a pedicle. The florets in the centre appear to be all 

 male, thofe in the circumference of the difc female, and the 

 radius neuter ; fo that our fpecies at leaft more properly belongs 

 to the order of Polygamia necejfaria and feems to unite (till 

 clofer with Polymnia, to which genus M. Cavanilles has 

 pointed out its near affinity. 



Is a native of South- America, and may be confidered as a 

 hardy greenhoufe herbaceous perennial. 



Our drawing was taken in June 1803, at Mr. Fraser's, of 

 Sloane-Square, who has the credit of introducing this orna- 

 mental plant among us from France, 





