74 Gerard ia purpurea. 



in habit — they how ever are characterised by striking differences. The 

 tenuifolia is a more slender and delicate plant, with much smaller and 

 less high-coloured flowers, situated on long filiform peduncles. The 

 flowers of the present species are nearly sessile, and very large and 

 showy — this plant delights in wet soil, and the tenuifolia in arid woods. 



The table represents G. purpurea of the size of nature. 



