professor in the Swedish University of Lund, in the early 

 part of the last century. 



The species here described, has been several years in some 

 of the more curious collections about town, and was well 

 known to Mr. Brown, though by accident omitted in the 

 new edition of the Hortus Kewensis ; which is the more to be 

 regretted, as not one of the genus occurs there, or, as we 

 believe, in the catalogue of any other European garden. 



From the short character given by Thunberg in his Pro- 

 dromus, we cannot be certain that our plant is the same with 

 his, though it accords with his definition, as far as it goes, 

 and cannot belong to any other of the species that he has 

 recorded. 



.Qur drawing was made in August 1813, at the very fine col- 

 lection belonging to the Comtesse De Yandes, at Bayeswater. 

 But at that time we had no opportunity of seeing the plant : 

 our description was therefore taken from a plant communi- 

 cated by John Walker, Esq. early in November of the 

 present year. 



Flowers from July to November. Requires to be pro- 

 tected from frost. 



