crenulate, imbricate only at the base, and distinct 

 from about the middle, of a bluish rose colour, incli- 

 ning to purple, and a bright yellow spot at the base. 

 Stamens numerous, surrounding the style, from 100 to 

 150 : filaments smooth, pale yellow : pollen bright 

 orange- coloured. Germen sericeous. Style smooth, 

 about the length of the stamens. Stigma capitate, 

 5-lobed, pustulose. 



Our drawing of this rare and very distinct species 

 was taken from a fine plant at the Nursery of Messrs. 

 Whitley, Brames, and Milne, in July last, in whose 

 collection we have also met with some other very rare 

 species ; we think the present the most curious of any 

 that we have yet seen ; the plant has a tree-like ap- 

 pearance, with short stiff branches ; and although its 

 leaves are so small, the flowers are nearly as large as 

 any of the genus, and are of a lively colour ; those are 

 produced from the beginning of June until the end of 

 July : it is a native of uncultivated hills in Algiers, 

 and therefore requires the protection of a frame or 

 greenhouse in Winter ; or if planted against a wall, 

 and well covered with mats in severe frost, it will suc- 

 ceed very well ; if grown in pots, it will thrive well in 

 any rich light soil, or a mixture of sandy loam and 

 peat will suit it very well ; it does not strike freely 

 from cuttings, the shoots being so short and hard that 

 good ones are with difficulty procured ; those should 

 be taken off before too ripe, and planted under a hand- 

 glass. Seeds are sometimes ripened, which is the best 

 method of increasing it. 



