and 7 mm. in length. The flowers are yellowish, 14 inm. 

 long, average diameter in bud 3 mm., diameter of open 

 flower 10 mm. (See pi. VII., figs. 8 and 9.) 



Calyx brown, densely pubescent, 7 mm. long ; segments 

 4-5, accrescent, acute apex, 4 mm. long. 



Corolla yellow, segments and throat covered with 

 yellowish-brown hairs, 16 mm. long when open; segments 

 4-5, rotate, very hairy on half of under surface, tapering 

 acuminate apex, 4 mm. long. 



Stamens 5- 7-9, epipetalous, glabrous, separate or united in 

 pairs, unequal in length ; often the inner stamen of a pair 

 is very small and contains very little pollen ; anthers 

 yellowish-brown, apiculate, 3 mm. long ; filaments white, 

 2 mm. long ; pollen circular, yellowish-green, thick-walled, 

 granular contents. 



Pistil absent or rudiment of unicellular hairs terminating 

 receptacle. 



The female inflorescence is sessile and usually consists of 

 1-3 flowers ; when solitary a pair of opposite bracts is easily 

 seen; when there is a sessile cyme of three flowers, it is 

 difficult to determine the position of the bracts, which are 

 very early caducous ; bracts larger than in male, covered 

 with brown hairs. (See pi. VII., figs. 10-12.) 



Flowers large and in bud measure 15 mm. long, 5 mm. 

 diameter. 



Calyx large, 12 mm. long, brown, both surfaces densely 

 pubescent ; segments 5-6, lanceolate, tapering acute apex, 

 accrescent, small intersegmental groove, margins straight, 

 8 mm. long. 



Corolla yellow, large, 18 mm. long, diameter at base 6 mm., 

 diameter of open flower 14 mm., outer surface .pubescent ; 

 segments 5-6, rotate, reflexed, hairy beneath, subglabrous 

 above, tapering apex, base 5'5 mm. wide, length 5'5 mm. 



Staminodes 5,epipetalous, alternate with corolla segments ; 

 anthers yellow or brown ; jilaments white. 



