glaucous and almost tomentose beneath, by its white 

 flowers, those of P. obovata being red, and by its pistils, 

 which considerably exceed the relatively short anthers. 

 Chinese specimens of P. Willmottiae in the herbarium at 

 Kew include two gatherings by Mr. A. Henry from 

 Patung and Hsinghan, in Hupeh, which show that in 

 the wild state its flowers are white. What appears to 

 be the same species has been collected by Pere Farges 

 at Tchan-keou in Szechuan ; it has also been met with 

 in the same province by Mr. E. H. Wilson at Fang, 

 where it is common in woods. The plant has thriven 

 well at Warley Place in an ordinary well-drained border, 

 and gives promise of being quite hardy. 



Description.—//^, perennial; stem glabrous. Leaves 

 twice ternate, except the uppermost; lateral leaflets 

 obliquely elliptic-ovate, shortly petiolulate, decurrent on 

 the lower side on the petiolule, terminal elliptic or 

 obovate-elhptic, with longer petiolules, all shortly con- 

 tracted at the apex, dull green and glabrous above, 

 glaucous, flushed with purple and uniformly sparingly 

 tomentose with short white hairs beneath, the larger up 

 to 6 in. long, 3 in. wide; petiole and rachis, at least of 

 the lowest leaves, quite glabrous; terminal petiolules 

 It i lr i' g ' sll 2 htl y P ilose ; upper leaves 3-foliolate, 

 tne leaflets rather more acuminate. Flowers when fully 

 open about 6 m. across ; pedicel glabrous, reddish. Sepals 

 4, unequal, wide oblong, obtuse, very concave, f-li in. 

 long neany | in. wide, quite glabrous, bright green. 

 aetata about 10, rounded or obovate, concave, the inner 

 much narrower, all pure white. Stamens very many ; 

 Maments purple, over j in. long; anthers golden-yellow, 

 about £in. long. Carpels usually 5, lanceolate as seen 

 IIJS a ! ' quite § labr °us, green, gradually con- 

 tacted into a conical red style; including the style 

 aoout £ in long ; stigma, as seen from the side, much 

 compressed, revolute. Follicles obliquely oblong-ellipsoid, 

 tfX ''i 11 ;!: 011 ^ ^ m - across > crowned by the i in. long 

 Z!' ** x, he uncin ately revolute stigma. Seeds nearly 

 obovoid, about J in. long, under j in. wide; testa black. 



Figs. 1 and 2, anthers; 3, anther, nearly ripe ; 4, carpel :-all enlarged. 



