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tion made on the spot, aided by specimens communicated by 

 Mr. Menzies, the present figures and descriptions are pub- 

 lished. 



Mr. Menzies observed that the stamens, after having per- 

 formed their office of fertihzing the stigmas, which they 

 do by approaching the pistil in succession, each remaining 

 some time in contact with the stigmas, fall back in a hori- 

 zontal position between the petals, giving an appearance of 

 great regularity to the whole flower. It will be seen that in 

 the structure of the scales or nectaries of the flower, the 

 present species departs from the character hitherto laid 

 down for the genus ; but not sufficiently so to constitute a 

 new one : and in habit the plant entirely accords with Par- 

 nass'ia. 



Fig. 1. Petal. Fig. 2. Stamen. Fig. 3. Scale or Nectary: — magnified. 



