by his intelligent gardener, Mr. Pratt, who informs me that 

 it was imported from Holland by Messrs. Low and Co. Mr. 

 Pratt kept the plant in a pot in a cold frame, which accounts 

 for its small size. When in its natural state it grows from 

 three to four feet high, and the snow-white plume of flowers 

 is alone two feet long. I have no doubt that it is perfectly 

 hardy. 



The name of bearded has been well applied to this 

 species by Dr. Wallicli, in allusion to a cluster of long stiff 

 hairs which forms at the base of every petiole, both principal 

 and secondary. This peculiarity is represented in the plate: 

 but when the plant attains its natural dimensions the 

 bearded character becomes much more conspicuous. 



Fig. 1 . is a flower magnified ; fig. 2. is a section of the 

 ovary lengthwise, shewing the insertion of the stamens, and 

 the absence of a torus. 



