the upper, and three, the lower lip. Stamens four, inserted 
at the base of the corolla, white. Filaments shorter than 
the corolla, curved. Anthers all united by their edges so 
as to form one mass. Pistil: Germen almost wholly supe- 
rior, ovate, pubescent, with four yellow glands at the base, 
of which the upper one is much the largest; Style filiform ; 
Stigma obtuse. 
This was raised in the Glasgow Botanic Garden from 
seeds which Mrs. Granam collected in Brazil, in the neigh- 
bourhood of Rio. It is well figured in the Botanical Re- 
gister*, where it is justly given as a previously undescribed 
species. It seems, however, to be very nearly allied to 
GesneriA hirsuta and hondensis of Humpotpt and Kuntu. 
In this genus (as in Groxin1a, which in many respects 
bears a great similarity to it) there are some species, among 
which is the present, that have the germen almost entirely 
free from any adherence with the calyx. 
* Since the above description was written, we find in the number of the 
Botanical Register for January, the same plant, as it appears, figured under 
the name of G. pendulina. 
Fig. 1, Anthers, 2, Pistil—Magnified. 
