slightly nodding. Pedicles clothed with a hoary pu- 

 bescence, nodding before the expansion of the flowers, 

 becoming more erect as they expand, afterwards re- 

 flexed. Bractes linear, acute, broader than the sti- 

 pules, about the length of the pedicles. Calyx of 5 

 sepals, hoary and pubescent; two outer ones small, 

 oblong, obtuse, green, with a canescent margin : three 

 inner ones ovate, obtuse, concave inwards, of a thin 

 membranaceous texture, transparent, strongly 3-nerved, 

 the nerves clothed with stiffish hairs. Petals 5, broad 

 and rounded, imbricate, the points a little uneven, but 

 scarcely crenulate, pale pink, rather darker at the sides. 

 Stamens from 50 to 60 : filaments slender, smooth, 

 bright yellow, scarcely so long as the style : pollen 

 golden yellow. Capsule densely tomentose, about the 

 length of the calyx. Style very slender at the base, 

 where it is more or less bent, thickening a little up- 

 wards. Stigma capitate, papillose. 



Our drawing of this beautiful species was taken from 

 a fine plant, kindly sent to us from the Nursery of 

 Messrs. Young, at Epsom, the only collection in which 

 we have seen it ; it is a native of Barbary, and there- 

 fore requires a little protection in Winter, either to be 

 placed in a Frame, or to be covered with mats or straw 

 in severe frost ; if plan ted in rock- work, a covering of 

 straw, or a thick mat will be requisite ; but if grown 

 in pots, they can be protected under a common garden 

 frame ; a mixture of sandy loam and peat is a proper 

 soil for it ; and young cuttings, planted under hand- 

 glasses in August, will strike root readily. 



