I find no o-enus of the order with which it can be iden- 

 tified, unless it is thrown into Echites ; from which it is 

 clearly distinguished, 1. by the form of its corolla, which is 

 more like that of Beaumontia than of Echites ; and 2. by the 

 presence of a pectinated ring between the bases of the calyx 

 and corolla. This unwonted appendage occurs also in some 

 Acanthacese, and in a few other cases ; but its real nature 

 has never, that I am aware of, been suspected. It would 

 appear, however, that in this case it represents the stipules 

 of the calycine leaves ! 



Although its fruit is unknown, there can be little doubt 

 that it is a genus to be added to the tribe Echitecs in End- 

 licher's genera plantarum ; to which also I may take this 

 opportunity of observing must be united the genus HcBma- 

 dictyo7i, published in the year 1824, in the 6th volume of the 

 Horticultural Transactions, p. 7^. 



Fig. 1. represents the anthers, adhering in a cone, and 

 that portion of the corolla from which they spring ; 2. shews 

 the very curious stigma ; 3. is a view of the accessory pecti- 

 nated ring, and the hypogynous scales already mentioned, 

 together with the ovary and the base of the style. 



The seeds of this beautiful plant were sown in a pit, with 

 very little heat, where they soon germinated. Some of the 

 plants raised in this manner were planted out of doors early 

 in spring ; others were grown in pots, and trained round 

 trellis work ; and a third set were planted out in a conserva- 

 tory, which was kept rather above the usual temperature. 

 Those planted out in the open air grew freely, but did not 

 shew any signs of flower, and were destroyed by the frost in 

 winter : those cultivated in pots grew rapidly, but would not 

 flower : while those which were planted out in the conserva- 

 tory covered a great space of wall, and flowered freely. 

 Therefore those who wish to see this plant in perfection 

 should plant it out in the conservatory, and train the young- 

 shoots to their utmost length, as it is always near the ends of 

 the shoots where it blooms. After the flowering season is 

 over the plants should be pruned back, in the same manner 

 as vines, or other plants which bear their flowers and fruit 

 upon the wood of the same year. 



It is easily propagated from cuttings. 



