structure, the only alternative to the treatment here adopted 
must be the recognition of a new Asiatic genus repeating 
the reproductive organs of Streptocarpus and separated 
therefrom by a somewhat intangible difference in the 
morphology of the vegetative organs. Until the stem 
develops the leaves are clothed with silky grey hairs. 
The. racemose cymes gradually elongate and ultimately 
attain a length of ten or twelve inches, so that a plant 
continues to bear flowers in succession for two or three 
months. Under the conditions suitable for the African 
species of the genus, S. orientalis thrives well and produces. 
when in flower an elegant effect. It may be propagated 
by seed, which it ripens freely. 
Description.—fHerb with a solitary, erect, simple, terete 
stem 6-16 in. in height, 4} in. thick below, } in. thick near 
the top, near the base reddish-brown, but sparingly blotched 
with elongated pale green patches, rather densely beset 
with short spreading gland-tipped hairs. Leaves opposite, 
membranous, usually ovate or elliptic-ovate, tip rounded or 
obtuse, base at times unequal, cuneate, margin crenate or 
crenate-serrate, 1-33 in, long, 3-23 in, wide, upper surface 
uniformly densely glandular-pilose, beneath similarly 
glandular-pilose on the midrib and 4-5 pairs of raised lateral 
nerves; petioles variable in length, of the lowest leaves 
over 2 in. long, of the central over 1 in. long, but of the 
uppermost only } in. long, all channelled above and rather 
closely beset with short, spreading, gland-tipped hairs. 
Inflorescence axillary, cymose ; primary peduncle nearly 
4 in, long; pedicels about 13 in. long; bracts ligulate 
or spathulate-ligulate, } in, long, green ; individual defining 
flowers developed successively, their pedicels patulous and 
pendent. Calyx } in. long, hardly divided ‘to the base, 
lobes lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, beset outside like the 
pedicels with whitish gland-tipped hairs. Corolla purple 
outside, paler within; tube rather over 1 in. long; limb 
about 3 in. wide, the lobes reflexed-spreading, wide oblong, 
rounded at the tip. 2ilaments 1 in, fates glabrous. Ovary 
% in. long; style about } in. long; both glandular- 
pubescent. Capsule about 2 in. long, 5 in. in diameter, — 
Fig. 1, vertical section of calyx and pistil; 2, corolla, laid open; 8, a'stamen ; 
4, capsules ; 5, seed :—all enlarged except 4, which is of natural size, . ee 
