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of the small narrow lanceolate leaf, which embraces each 

 joint, is a pale glaucous green. Bracteas 3 ; the outer one 

 coloured, and much larger than the two on either side of it, 

 which are very small and acute, and placed at the base of 

 each pedicel. Pedicels short and round. Flowers 8 or 10, 

 tubular, incurved, and drooping invariably in pairs, of a 

 rich, deep-reddish orange, tinged with darker red at the 

 edge, which is five-toothed ; they only remain a few days in 

 perfection, at which time they are upwards of an inch in 

 length, and a quarter of an inch in breadth at the mouth of 

 the tube, but afterwards gradually contract and dry up. Fila- 

 ments six, all of the same length, very slender, and rather 

 shorter than the tube, to which they are attached near the 

 base. Anthers large, oblong, deep yellow. Style a little 

 longer than the filaments, pale yellow, with a round entire 

 stigma. Ovarium three-celled, many seeded (?), containing 

 two rows of seeds in each cell. 



" The plant, from which the above description was made, 

 was cultivated in the stove, but I have since found that 

 others grown in a warm greenhouse succeeded equally 

 well, and had their flowers quite as high-coloured. They 

 seem to thrive in a light rich loam, and not too much 

 water. 1 suspect it will ripen seeds, and by them be easily 

 increased." W. B. Booth. 



According to Llave and Llexar^a the species is a native 

 of the mountains of Micciacan, and near Valladolid in 

 Mexico. It is a beautiful quasi-bulbous plant. 



99. BATATAS bonariensis. 



B. bonariensis; foliis septenatis glabris laciniis lanceolatis, pedunculis unifloris, 

 sepalis oblongis rotundatis exterioribus brevioribus. 



A handsome twining Convolvulaceous plant, with large 

 purple flowers, imported from Buenos Ayres by Messrs. 

 Lowe & Co. of Clapton. It has handsome purple flowers, 

 and appears as if intermediate between Ipomsea Horsfallise 

 and insignis. It requires only the protection of a green- 

 house. 



