apex; bracts large, linear, foliaceo us. Perianth about an 

 inch long, pale red, opeDing widely when fully expanded ; 

 segments oblong, obtuse, with an obscure green, linear, 

 nectary. Stamens shorter than the perianth; filaments 

 glabrous, longer than the anthers. Style long, tricus- 

 pidate only at the tip. Capsule oblong, obtuse, deeply 

 trisulcate ; valves rounded on the back. — J. G. Baker. 



Fig. 1, Front view of anther; 2, back view of anther; 3, pistil : — All 

 enlarged. 



