The genus Calceolaria, almost entirely confined to the 
western parts of South America, established by FEUILLEE, 
in his Flora of Peru, and adopted by Linn 20s, was for a long 
time supposed to contain but two species, the C. pinnata 
and C. integrifola of Smirn. Lamancx, in his Encyclo- 
pédie, enumerated eight species; W1LLpENow has nine; 
Vau_ has, principally through the labours of CAVANILLES, 
Ruiz and Pavon, increased their number to fifty-four; and 
to these the celebrated travellers Humsoipr and Kuntu 
have recently added twenty; making in all seventy-four species 
which are now described by systematic authors. Till lately, 
only the Calceolaria pinnata and the rare C. Fothergillit have 
been known in ovr gardens. Now we have the scabioseefolia 
of Sims in the Botanical Magazine, the beautiful individual 
here represented, and still another *, which Dr Granam in- 
forms me is now about to flower in the magnificent garden un- 
der his charge at Edinburgh. 
With regard to the present individual, it is not without 
some hesitation that I have referred it to the C. parala of 
CAVANILLES, whose description is quoted in Van's Enwme- 
ratio, but whose figure I regret to say that I have it not in 
my power to consult. His character, however, sufficiently ac- 
cords with my plant, except, that the « capsule” and “ whole 
plant” can scarcely be termed tomentose. 
Excellent flowering specimens of this plant, with a drawing 
by Mr Grevitte, from which most of the accompanying en- 
graving was taken, were sent to me, in the month of May, 
by Dr Granam, from the Edinburgh Botanic Garden, 
where several of the plants have flowered very freely, continu- 
ing a long time in beauty, and where, as far as I know, the 
species alone exists. The seeds were communicated to Dr 
Grauam by Mr Crurxsuanks, and another gentleman re- 
siding near the river Quillota in Chili. 
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Fig. 1. Single flower. Fig. 2. Vertical section of a flower. Fig. 3. Anther 
and pistil. Fig. 4. Calyx and pistil. Fig. 5. Section of the germen. 
Fig. 6. Pollen.—AU more or less magnified. 
* This, I believe, will prove to be the Cak. rugosa of V aut’s Enumeratio. 
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