gins. Petals clawed ; limb oblong cuneate, emarginate, 
with two erect, lanceolate, serrated, rose-coloured scales : 
—these petals as well as the stamens arise from a recep- 
tacle or stalk (anthophora) of the germen. Stamens ten. 
Anthers oblong, greyish. Germen oblong: Styles five, 
slender. Capsule (young) elliptical, as a | by the 
withered stamens and petals, one-celled, many-seeded. 
An inhabitant of rocky places in the Basses Pyrenées, 
whence I possess beautiful native specimens from the 
“Unio Itineraria.”” It has probably only of late been 
known in a state of cultivation, and no figure that I am 
aware exists of this highly interesting plant, which is so 
well suited to ornament an alpine border or rock-work. 
It succeeds well likewise in a pot, and is perfectly hardy, 
flowering in June. Our figure is made from plants raised 
from seeds sent to the Glasgow Botanic Garden, by Mr. 
Orro of Berlin. 
Fig. 1. Petal. 2. Unripe Capsule with the withered Stamens and Petals. 
3. Section of ditto :-—magnified, 
