ish at both extremities, villous: Zimbd four times 
shorter than the tube, five-cleft ; lacinie bifid more than 
half-way down, dark purple on the outside, and pare white 
within: faux bearded, stamens four: two of the anthers 
concealed within the tube, and two et appearing at its 
mouth. Germen superior, two-celled? ovula many, in- 
serted into a central receptacle. Style filiform, the length 
of the tube. Stigma simple. e flowers are closed 
during the day, but expand after sun-set, and are then 
very fragrant. 
Phere is much difficulty in applying with certainty the 
synonyms of this species; those quoted by us from Burman 
and Piuxener are generally referred to africanus, but ap- 
pear to us to belong to our present subject. The Erinus 
gece of Lamarex’s Encyclopedia is the fragrans of 
ortus Kewensis. Linnzus having described capensis as" 
having a yellow flower, alone throws any doubt upon that 
synonym, and if may vary in this respect, as fragrans is 
said to do. 
For this very beautiful plant we are indebted to Mr. | 
ALEXANDER CuTHBERT, sy ase to the late Lady Wake 
of Pheasant Grove, Chiselhurst, who communicated the 
specimens from which our drawing and description were 
taken, in September 1823. A greenhouse plant. Native 
of the Cape of Good Hope, Bebe aul 
