indebted to Messrs. Youne of Epsom; and C. discolor, from 
Mr. Fiscuer’s collection at Gottingen, the subject of the 
present plate. I regret that of the two last I am ignorant 
of their native country: but if we may judge from their 
general affinity with the C. grandiflora, they are from Chili. 
Similar, however, as they are in aspect, they are totally 
different as species. They succeed well, treated as green- 
house plants, or better still if planted during the summer 
months in the open border, where both the flowers and 
foliage attain a larger size and a brighter hue. Flowering 
season July and August. 
Descr. Stem sufiruticose, succulent, much branched, 
flexuose, marked with the scars arising from the falling of 
the old leaves. Leaves mostly confined to the extremity, 
or near the oy of the branches, lanceolato-spathu- 
late, acute, frequently recurved, succulent, of a glaucous © 
green on the upper surface, purplish-red beneath. Racemes 
terminal from the apex of the branches, long ; pedicels com- 
pound, deflexed before and after flowering. Flowers large, 
twice the size of those of C. grandiflora. Calyx of two, con- 
cave, ovate, green leaves, spotted with black. Petals very 
large, obcordate, bright rose colour. Stamens 25—30. Fi- 
laments red, slightly downy. Anthers red-brown. Pollen- 
orange. Germen broadly ovate, green: Style thickened, 
cially upwards. Stigma of three flattened lobes, 
yellow. 
Fig. 1. Stamens. 2. Pistil: magnified. 
