the bottom of the stem resemble these, but are on shorter 
petioles, and have their edges pretty equally lobed, the lobes 
being unequally and sharply serrated. Stipules ovate, ob- 
lique, green, ciliated. Peduncles axillary, about as long 
as the petioles on the lower part of the stem, longer above, 
slightly compressed, bracteated, pedicels rising from the 
axils of the bracteas, solitary, or two together, a male and 
female. Occasionally the peduncle is twice divided, with 
a pair of opposite bracteas at each division; and it is ex- 
tremely probable, that at another season of the year, the 
inflorescence would look very differently, and the plant 
assume a much handsomer appearance, from perfecting 
many more flowers : for in the axil of each leaf, from whence 
the peduncle springs, and in the bosom of each bractea, 
there is a cluster of flower buds. Bracteas cordato-ovate, 
concave, blunt, entire, shorter than the pedicels. Corolla 
rose-coloured ; outer petals cordato-ovate, pointed, sharply 
serrated ; inner petals obovato-elliptical, entire, subacute. 
Stamens yellow, monadelphous; union of the filaments 
extending high. Anthers (as is common in the whole of 
this genus) obovate, truncated, compressed, the pollen 
cases being distant, lateral, and connate. Germen with 
three unequal sides, unequally winged, of three somewhat 
unequal loculaments, each containing a large, green, bi- 
partite, waved, seminal receptacle, covered with minute 
ovules ; the largest wing acute, the second subacute, and 
the third very small and rounded. 
As far as I can judge by the imperfect characters which 
have been published of this beautiful and extensive Genus, 
the present species is undescribed. It was raised from seeds, 
sent from Rigla in Mexico, by Captain Verrcu, to P. Nerr, 
Esquire, in whose stove at Cannonmills, near Edinburgh, 
it flowered in October, 1829. Granam. 
We are indebted to the pencil of Dr. Grevize for the 
drawing from which our engraving was taken. 
Fig. 1. Capsule-—Natural size. 
