in this, as in many other South American ‘genera, we are 
unwarrantably multiplying specific names ; but this is pro- 
bably rightly considered distinct from any of the plants 
previously described. In habit it approaches nearly to 
Atstrameria pulchella, but probably will always bea much 
smaller plant. Graham. 
Descr. Stems (a foot and a half high, exclusive of the 
terminal umbel) numerous, erect, simple, glabrous. Leaves 
(four inches and a half long, three-fourths of an inch broad) 
very numerous, linear-elliptical, scattered, glabrous, light 
green, glaucous, and many-nerved on the upper surface, 
which, by the twisting of the long attenuated base, becomes 
the lower, slightly rough on the edges, callous at the apex, 
as is best seen in dry native specimens. Peduncles umbel- 
late, erect, about half the length of the leaves, which sur- 
round their base like an involucre, two-flowered, the lateral 
flower springing from the axil of a leaf-like bractea, bear- 
ing another similar but smaller bractea on its side, and in 
general below its middle; and here probably in a very 
luxuriant state of the plant another flower would arise. 
Corolla orange-coloured, segments nearly equal in length, 
spreading, mucronate, the three outer segments obovate, 
serrated, the three inner lanceolate, the lower as well as 
the three outer segments of nearly uniform colour, and 
occasionally with one or two deep orange-coloured streaks, 
the two others more yellow below the apex, and havin 
many such streaks down even to their channelled nectari- 
ferous bases. Stamens declined, rather longer than the 
lowest segment of the corolla, orange-coloured ; pollen 
granules small, oblong, yellow. Stigma trifid, with short 
pubescence on the surface. Style ascending, angular, of 
uniform orange-colour. Germen green, ribbed. Graham. 
