vives a view of ihe singular shape of the cup, and of the 
ote attached to each filament inside the cup, and seen 
faintly through the web that connects them. The cup is 
filled with honey which exudes from the glands. The 
detached petal generally slides back into its place, when 
the limb and filaments take their final attitude, excluding 
from the sight the lower part of the cup. When effete, 
the _ and filaments collapse, the petals continuing 
rigid. 
"The leaf of the full-grown bulb, which follows the 
flower, is near a foot long, and too large for the plate. 
The bulbs thrive in the stove in light loam, requiring 
moisture and shade while growing, drought and complete 
Test in autumn and winter. The plant flowered at Spof- 
forth in April. We are, as yet, unacquainted with the 
seeds. The leaves are frequently solitary; probably, 
their number rarely exceeds three. We have inserted in 
the generic character those features which are essential to 
the genus. The compression and upward curve of the 
petals, the glands in the cup, the two-leaved spathe, and 
the bractes, which accompany the secondary peduncles, 
will probably be found throughout the genus; but their 
absence would not justify the separation of an individual 
‘Species from the genus, and are therefore more safely 
cc. in the specific character. This species should have 
rather called tricolor than bicolor. W. H. 
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4, An offset with the leaf. b. The flower with the petals broken off 
shewing the form of the cup, which is a little horned or hooded on the 
upper side, and the final posture of the style and filaments. ¢. Particles 
the pollen magnified. d. An ovule magnified. 
