them a very broad spatulate one, which produces no 
anther, six bearing anthers. Pollen golden yellow. 
Style short, green and smooth. Stigmas 5, green, re- 
flexed. 
This very distinct and curious plant was received, 
by Mr. Colvill, from the Cape, in 1822 ; but it did not 
produce its flowers till last summer, at which time our 
drawing was taken. It belongs to the same section 
as P. triste, P. pulverulentum, &c. but is readily dis- 
tinguished from all its nearest allies, by the long pe- 
dicles to its flowers, and its smooth greasy leaves. It 
requires the same kind of treatment as the other plants 
in the same section : an equal mixture of light turfy 
loam, peat, and sand, is the best soil for it, keeping 
it quite dry when in a dormant state, and shifting it 
into fresh soil in spring. The best method of increas- 
ing it is by the little tubers of its roots : those must be 
planted with their tops above the surface of the mould, 
or they will be apt to rot. 
