planioribus; coroné mellifera, 1; unciali, limbum 
non expansum prorumpente’ ex laciniis inferioribus 
ima dimot&; corone parte cylindrica superne quasi 
cornuté; glandulis sex ad corone basin extra tubum 
filamentis appositis ; filamentis stylo brevioribus, pal-_ 
lidissimé miniatis; stylo triunciali; antheris viridi- | 
cinerascentibus, W. H. — ! 
Evcrosia bicolor. Bot. Reg. 207. 
We have paid the most minute attention to the drawing 
and description of this curious plant, because the only” 
figure and account of it published: are very inaccurate, the | 
flowers being represented with a funnel-shaped limb and_ 
otherwise distorted (probably in consequence of hayin 
been forced out of their natural posture and form by the 
fingers of the curious) and the generic character being, 1 
several respects, incorrect and imperfect, Bulbs of this 
species were imported from South America inte the Ham- 
mersmith nursery, where one of them flowered in 1817. 
They were soon after lost by exposure in a cold frame, 
and we believe our specimen from the Spofforth collection 
is the only one that has been since produced in Europe. 
The flower has a singular resemblance to a winged insect, 
taking the germen for its head. The four flowers. are 
placed back to back, nearly at right angles. The petals: 
are bent upwards and pressed together sideways, and, 1 
pulled apart, close again immediately. No expansion of 
the flower takes place. On the first ie the point of the 
cup forces itself out in front between the two lower petals, 
the filaments being bent back and crumpled in the bud, 
The next morning the further protrusion of the cup pushes 
aside one of the lower petals, and the style and filaments, 
bent in the form of an S, are gradually and slowly pro- 
duced without any parting of the other petals, and become 
by degrees straitened. On the following day the anthers 
discover the pollen; the filaments and petals being then 
curved upwards, and the style curved downwards. About 
twenty-four hours after, the style begins to reascend, and 
twodays after the inversion of the anthers, it becomes curv 
upwar MRA ERe filaments. Of course the periods —— 
may vary in different temperatures, Our oe —— 
a bud with one petal ined aside, and a eer ith the 
style bent downwards. The dissection shews the ultimate 
posture of the style, and, the petals being broken pies 
giv 
