Anthers roundish,, orange. Style filiform. Stigmas seven, 

 subulate, reflexed, downy. 



For this new species of Portulaca, as well as for the 

 scarcely more beautiful one, P. grandifiora, (t. 2885) we 

 are indebted to Dr. Gillies, who communicated seeds from 

 the plains of Mendoza. With us the plant flowered in 

 the greenhouse in August. Like all other succulent plants 

 from the same country, these two species of Portulaca 

 should be kept dry, especially during winter. 



The short, dotted, very obtuse leaves, the upright and 

 appressed axillary tuft of hairs, together with the large 

 size of the blossoms, afford abundant characters for distin- 

 guishing the present species. 



Fig. ]. Stamen. 2. Style and Stigmas. 3. Portion of the Stem and 

 Leaves. — Magnified. 



