Berlin and Munich. We have specimens from Dr. von 

 Martins under the name we have adopted, but we know 

 not in what publication Professor Zuccarini has described the 

 species. 



It forms a tufted light green bush, about three feet high, 

 almost destitute of leaves, but having a graceful appearance 

 in consequence of the large number of its drooping slender 

 twigs, which look like those of an Equisetum or a Casuarina, 

 and which form a singular contrast with the handsome 

 scarlet flowers that appear in abundance in the months of 

 July and August. 



Propagated very easily by cuttings. 



We are indebted to Mr. Bentham for the amended cha- 

 racter of the genus. Fig. 1. is a corolla cut open by 

 dividing the lip through the middle ; 2. is a stigma with 

 its style ; 3. a stamen. 



