radia in the rotate corolla. Conradia pumila, a plant I am 

 unacquainted with, may be another species of Niphsea. 



Fig. 1. represents the tube of the corolla laid open, to 

 shew the stamens. Fig. 2. is a vertical section of the ovary. 

 Fig. 3. shews the ovary, as seen when divided transversely. 



Like many other plants from Guatemala, it seems to re- 

 quire a temperature between that of a greenhouse and stove. 

 In its general habits it resembles Achimenes rosea, described 

 at page 65. It flowers in the autumn and winter, after which 

 the stems die ofi^, and the plant remains in a dormant state 

 until the following season. When in this state it ought of 

 course to be kept perfectly dry, on a light warm shelf, and 

 then when the season of rest is past, which will be indicated 

 by the young stems making their appearance, it may be re- 

 potted and liberally supplied with water. It forms a great 

 number of curious imbricated scaly buds, both on the surface 

 and under ground, by which means it may easily be multiplied 

 in the same manner as the Achimenes ; it also strikes readily 

 bv cuttings. Any rich light soil will do for its cultivation. 



