Corolla none, or connate with the calyx. Stamens 5: fila- 
ments somewhat shorter than the calyx, alternating’ with its 
leaflets, inserted into the receptacle : _anthers yellow, bifid 
at the base. Germen conical: style none: stigmas 3, con- 
cave, obtuse, undulated, petal-like, of a fine crimson colour. 
Surrounding the base of the germen there are 5 small yellow 
glands. 
The flowers expand in the afternoon, if the weather is fine, 
and close again before sun-set. Their principal beauty con- 
sists in the singular large crimson stigmas, of which we find 
no mention made by any author. Can they be an accidental 
monstrosity? In Scureger’s edition of the Genera plantarum — 
the pistil is described as having 3 filiform styles, the length 
of the stamens, with obtuse stigmas. 
Perhaps the Cape species of Pharmaceum form a genus 
distinct from those of the East-Indies. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers most part of 
the summer. Introduced in 1782, by Groner Wrncn, Esq. — 
Communicated by Messrs. Wuirtey, Brame, and Minne, 
of the Fulham Nursery. | 
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