viscous hairs ; the two outer ones very small, oblong, 

 bluntish: inner ones ovate, concave, strongly veined, 

 scarcely acute. Petals 5, small, a little longer than the 

 calyx, obovate, distinctly spreading, pale yellow, some- 

 times with an orange or golden crescent shaped spot a 

 little above the base . Stamens several : filaments smooth , 

 pale yellow. Germen glossy, 3-sided. Style straight, 

 smooth. Stigma capitate, fimbriate, slightly 3-lobed. 



The present very distinct species is a native of Spain, 

 and the South of France, and requires a little protection 

 in Winter, either to be placed in a frame or the Green- 

 house in frosty weather ; its flowers are very fugacious, 

 as the petals stay on but a few hours in the morning, 

 and are always fallen before the middle of the day, but 

 the flowers are produced in succession nearly all the 

 Summer and till late in Autumn ; it also ripens abund- 

 ance of seeds ; the best soil to grow it in is an equal por- 

 tion of sandy loam and peat ; and if grown in rock- work, 

 it will require a little covering in Winter. Cuttings of 

 it, planted in pots, or under hand-glasses, in July or 

 August, will soon strike root. 



Our drawing was made from a plant sent us by 

 A. B. Lambert, Esq. from his choice collection at 

 Boyton House, Wilts, where it was raised from seed 

 received from Spain. 



