towards their junction with the stem. Tendrils smooth and 

 round, of a bright green colour. Flowers single and axillary, 

 produced on a round, smooth, slender peduncle of about two, 

 or two and a half inches in length. Involucre none. Calyx 

 when closed angular, oblong, ovate. Tube pale green, 

 scarcely exceeding one-fourth the length of the segments. 

 Segments when expanded narrow and concave, a little shorter 

 than the petals, which they resemble in colour inwardly, but 

 are paler ; externally they are much keeled and pale green, 

 the keel terminating in an acute mucronated point, a little 

 below the apex. Petals spreading, slightly concave, rather 

 broader and longer than the segments of the calyx, of a rich, 

 bright, lapis-lazuli blue. Crown consisting of four distinct- 

 series of rays. The two outer ones next the petals are spread- 

 ing, and both about the same length, which is scarcely that 

 of the calyx and petals. They are filiform, compressed, 

 thick and fleshy at the base, and of a deep reddish purple for 

 about one-third their length. The same proportion at the 

 extremity is of a paler colour, and the intermediate space is 

 almost white, spotted with blue. The third series is com- 

 posed of a number of small, upright, filiform stumps, having 

 the appearance of glands, of a dark purple colour. The 

 fourth, or inner series is united at the base and rises upright, 

 converging round the shaft. It consists of a number of 

 deep reddish purple threads, rising nearly the full height of 

 the shaft, and tipped with white. The shaft is about two- 

 thirds the length of the petals, round, and of a pale yellowish . 

 green spotted with purple. Filaments of the same colour, 

 and similarly spotted. Anthers large, of a bright green 

 above, and deep yellow beneath. Ovary oblong, slightly 

 furrowed, downy, pale yellowish green. Styles club-shaped, 

 of the same colour as the shaft and filaments, dotted with 

 purple. Stigmas round, capitate, bright green. 



" Its time of flowering appears to be during the latter end 

 of October, and through November. The soil in which it 

 seems to grow very well is a rich sandy loam. We have not 

 yet increased it, but there is little doubt that by cuttings, it 

 may be propagated with as much facility as any of the 

 other species." 



April, 1838. 



