pearance, and the third is perhaps as yet only in embryo ; but 

 on the older branches the leaves are regularly ternate. 



The bunch of flowers is curioufly recurved, a circumftance 

 properly included in Dr. Smith's fpecific chara&er, but which 

 Willdenow has omitted. 



The petals are fo firmly connected at the lower part into a 

 tube, which burfts on one fide to permit the egrefs of the long 

 ftyle, that it may well be doubted whether the corolla confifts 

 of one or of four petals. The mouth of the tube is filled with 

 a tuft of fine down, growing from each petal. Requires the 

 fhelter of a greenhoufe to protect it from froft. Is propa- 

 gated both by cuttings and feeds. 



Our drawing was taken from a plant communicated by Mr* 

 Loddiges, of Hackney. 





