is not a Chinese plant at all, but that its home is in the 
Loo-Choo Islands. The material from which our figure 
was prepared was taken from a plant growing in the 
nursery of Mr. R. ©. Notcutt at Woodbridge. The plant 
selected was one of the richest as regards tint of corolla 
in a large and rather variable batch in flower there in 
June 1912. Under cultivation this species should receive 
much the treatment that is required in the case of the 
hardier forms of FR. indicum. In a peaty moist soil. it is 
likely to prove robust in sheltered spots in the south- 
western parts of the United Kingdom, but as to its capacity 
to withstand the rigours of a really severe winter experi- 
ence is wanting. It is increased by cuttings of moderately 
firm wood in late summer placed in bottom heat. 
Descriprion.— Shrub; twigs at first adpressed reddish- 
setulose, hairs soon getting paler and at length disappearing ; 
bark brown or tawny. Leaves lanceolate, narrow-elliptic 
or oblanceolate, tapering to both extremities, mucronulate, 
sometimes obtuse or almost rounded, margin strigose-ciliate, 
when dry recurved, 1-23 in. long, 1-11 in, wide, coriaceous, 
more or less pubescent on the nerves on both surfaces, 
lateral nerves 5-9 on each side somewhat sunk above and 
raised beneath, as are the transverse veins; petiole usually 
under 4 in. long, adpressed reddish-setulose, the hairs soon 
becoming paler and ultimately disappearing. Flowers 
showy, terminal ; bracts deciduous, about 2 in. long, 
reddish-strigose on the back; pedicels rather longer than 
the bracts, reddish-strigose. Culyzx-lobes slightly unequal, 
usually oblong, rounded at the tip, 3 lin. long, 2 lin. wide, 
glabrous behind, margin strigose and glandular-ciliate. 
Corolla over 2 in. long, lobed not quite to the middle, 
lobes ovate- or elliptic-rounded. Stamens 10, included, fila- 
ments pubescent in the lower half. Ovary oblong, adpressed- 
strigose ; style rather longer than the stamens, glabrous. 
Fig. 1, calyx and 
istil; 2, section ; ; baa 
 saseuna 6, Porn ; 4, Section of calyx, showing ovary; 3, hairs; 4 and 
verse section of ovary :—all enlarged. 
