panulate; the twbe long, very slender at the base, gra- 
dually widening upwards; the limd large, of five broad, 
roundish, reflexed lobes. These flowers are succeeded by 
linear capsules, six to seven inches long, straight or slightly 
curved, coriaceo-membranaceous, remarkably compressed 
at their sides, so that each of the two valves into which the 
capsule opens constitutes a deep carina, into which the mar- 
gins of the dissepiment are inserted, so that the dissepiment 
is contrary to the valves. Seeds numerous, imbricated 
upon the dissepiment on both sides and for its whole length, 
remarkably thin, and surrounded by a delicate membrane, 
much lengthened at both extremities. 
Notwithstanding that this beautiful plant has been intro- 
duced to our gardens more than a century ago, it has never 
yet found a place in any of our botanical periodical publi- 
cations. Perhaps its blossoms are of rare occurrence in 
our collections. I have never myself seen them in a recent 
state ; and I describe the plant partly from dried specimens 
sent to me by Mr. Joun Locxuarr, from Trinidad, and 
rtly from the drawings made by Mr. Joun Curtis, in 
820; but from what collection is not stated. It is a na- 
tive of the West India Islands, and of course requires the 
heat of the stove; where, according to the Hortus Kew- 
ensis, Its season of blossoming is August. 
Tecoma differs from Bienonsa chiefly in the dissepiment 
ise ater contrary to the valves, instead of pa- 
