embraced by three broad lanceolate bractes, 
which fall off before the bud is full grown. 
The five divisions of the calyx are curiously 
formed, each being furnished with a kind of 
keel, extending the whole length, which give 
the flower-buds a beautiful appearance; they 
open in the morning, and close towards 
night, lasting only a day: nevertheless, the 
profüsion in which they are produced render 
the whole plant eminently brilliant. It may 
be propagated by cuttings, and thrives in a 
rich loamy soil. 
The plant from which we made our draw- 
ing was in the highest perfection on the very 
day when the late amiable Princess, the hope 
of her country, was consigned to the tomb. 
Her Royal ghness was an admirer of the 
beauties of nature; and the peaceful and 
happy course of life she so wisely chose, 
must have had a tendency to cherish such a 
taste. We feel a sort of mournful pleasure 
in paying this tribute of our unfeigned respet, 
by pin a magnificent plant to her 
memory 
