same length, the uppermost rather shortest, all bearing 
perfect anthers : barren ones very short, and curved in- 
wards. Pollen orange-coloured. Qermen villous. Style 
pale flesh-coloured, very hairy. Stigmas 5, revolute. 
Several plants of the present species were received 
from the Cape, by Mr. Colvill, about four years ago, and 
they have continued to grow and flower freely ever smce. 
We were at flrst inclined to consider them as varieties of 
H. dioica, but we are now convinced that they are per- 
fectly distinct both from that species and H. melmmtha. 
Several very curious mules have also been raised from 
them at Mr. Colvill's Nursery. Like the rest of its tribe, 
it succeeds well in a mixture of light turfy loam, peat, and 
sand, keeping it dry when in a dormant state ; and it is 
Sreadily increased by seeds, or by the little tubers of its 
roots. 
