and fland directly oppofite the upper one ; fo that the four petals 

 ftand croflwife, which has been confidered as part of the generic 

 chara&er : but in this fpecies, from the lower petals being 

 feparate and diftant, the arrangement is quite different. 



The name of arietinum was given by Mr. Brown, from the 

 refemblance which the flower, in fome pofitions, bears to the 

 head of a flieep. 



Our drawing was taken in May 181 1, from a plant that 

 flowered with Meffrs. Whitley, Brame and Milne; but 

 as we had no opportunity of feeing the original, we could not 

 publifh it, till we were enabled this fpring to examine living 

 plants communicated by Meflrs. Chandler and Buckingham, 

 of the Vauxhall Nurfery, who imported the roots laft year from 

 Montreal in Canada. 



Requires the fame treatment as the other American Cypri- 

 pediums. 



