Mr. ANDERsoN’s Monograph of the Genus Ponta. 259 
tint in the stalks, leaves, and germens, so observable generally in 
this species. It also bears the largest flowers, which seldom exceed 
two on each stalk: in this we suspect, however, it is subject to 
vary, for Mr. Sabine observed a plant last year at Kew with a 
. greater number of flowers, which he takes to be this variety. 
e rubescens; foliolis concavis angustioribus purpurascentibus, 
corolla rubente 8-petala, stigmatibus ochreis, caulibus tri- 
floris. 
This plant was purchased by Mr. Ronalds, nurseryman, of Brent- 
ford, at the sale of the late Mr. Bell’s collection. Sir Abraham 
Hume has the same plant, and we believe from the same source, 
under the name of tatarica. This is the most diminutive variety, 
and with flowers of the darkest colour. The leaves are small, 
obtuse, concave or channelled on the upper surface. Perhaps 
this may be the variety y of the Paradisus Londinensis * petalis 
roseis." The petals of our plant are pale red, narrow, and small: 
stigmas of the same colour as those of var. æ. i 
& uniflora ; foliolis concavisangustioribus, corolla albicante 8-pe- 
tala, stigmatibus ochreis, caulibus subsimplicibus. 
P. albiflora. Bot. Mag. 1756. Wen p | 
We are informed by Messrs. Loddiges that they had s Edad 
this plant from Pallas. We observe it among the g ardens 
London under different names. It is to be distinguis 1 d fr 
other varieties by the narrowness of its leaves, and a disp 
to produce only one flower on the stalk: in this particular, how- 
ever, we doubt its constancy.- ‘The’ petals "aré white, slightly 
tinged with pink at their base. Stigmas dull yellow, like tho: 
of var. «. JE oe r T 
2- Whitleji ; foliolisrugosioribus inæqualiter laciniatis, lori us ple- 
212 qs 
