hairs, and those mostly confined to the midrib and nerve, 

 and appressed. Flowers from the axils of the superior 

 leaves, large, handsome, solitary or two together. Pedun- 

 cles nearly an inch long, red, they are mostly declined, so 

 that the flowers appear under the stem and leaves. Calyx 

 altogether inferior, very hairy, often streaked with about 

 five red lines, the tube subglobose, the laciniae linear-lan- 

 ceolate, laciniated or toothed at the margin, three outer 

 and two inner, these almost close over the mouth of the 

 tube when the corolla is removed. Corolla three inches 

 long, tubular, curved, the mouth oblique ; gibbous at the 

 base above, bright red, streaked with yellow, and yellow 

 on the underside, velvety with numerous hairs, two-lipped, 

 the lip (in this species being much the largest,) trifid, the 

 two lateral segments entire, linear, recurved, the middle 

 one large, convex, bifid ; the lower lip of one reflexed, 

 linear piece. Stamens four, didynamous ; the stamens 

 curved inwards, so as to bring the anthers close, when they 

 combine and form apparently one piece. Germen superior, 

 ovate, silky, with a thick, bifid, fleshy gland at the base 

 above. Style curved, filiform, white, pubescent, glandular 

 upward, nearly as long as the corolla : Stigma deflexed, 

 with a small, transverse furrow. The fruit I have not seen : 

 but the more advanced germens scarcely indicate that it 

 will be a berry : they are one-celled, with two opposite, 

 parietal receptacles, covered with numerous obovate ovules, 

 each upon a short stalk. 



This Columnea has been very coarsely figured by Sloane, 

 and a representation of the flower is given by Browne in his 

 History of Jamaica. But, although introduced into our 

 stoves by the Marquis of Rockingham upwards of fifty 

 years ago, according to the Hortus Kewensis, it has not yet 

 appeared in any of our modern Botanical periodical publi- 

 cations. I was, then, much gratified at receiving in March 

 of the present year, a fine flowering specimen from Messrs. 

 Shepherds of Liverpool. The plant was sent from Jamaica 

 by Mr. Wiles, where, according to Swartz, it inhabits 

 rocks, and grows about the roots of trees, in shady moun- 

 tain woods. 



Fig 1. Anthers and upper portion of the Filaments. 2. Base of the 

 Corolla. 3. Calyx including the Pistil. 4. Pistil. 5. Section of the Ger- 

 men : — more or less magnified. 



