largest, of a dull greenish straw-colour, marked near 
the centre with two obscure purplish spots; lower pe- 
tals rather darker, with two bright purple lines extend- 
ing nearly all their length. Filaments 10, united at the 
base, seven bearing anthers ; one of those is a flat spa- 
tula-shaped one, as in the other species of this section. 
Germen thickly clothed with a dense wool. Style 
greenish, very short and smooth. Stigmas 5, spreading. 
The present curious species is a native of the Cape 
of Good Hope, from whence many roots of it have 
been introduced to different collections in this country 
within these four years. It is nearly related to P. lobatum 
and P. triste; but we think there can be no doubt of its 
being a genuine species. It varies considerably in the co- 
lour of its flowers, being either darker or lighter, much 
in the same manner as P. lobatum. Several other curious 
species belonging to this section are now in the exten- 
sive collection of Mr. Colvill, who has imported them 
from the Cape within those few years : many of them 
have flowered ; and we intend soon to publish them, 
' and not to let them die in oblivion, as many a fine 
plant is suffered to do in some collections, without ever 
being recorded, or even seen, except by the dunces 
who manage to destroy them. 
Our drawing was taken from a fine plant, in the col- 
lection of Robert Henry Jenkinson, last summer. 
