some slightly branched purple lines from the base; 
lower petals oblong, obtuse, pale lilac. Filaments 10, 
united at the base, 7 bearing- anthers. Pollen orange- 
coloured. Ger-men villous. Sti/le of a pale colour, 
slightly hairy on the lower part and smooth on the 
upper. Stigmas 5, pale purple, reflexed. 
Our drawing of this curious plant, which is con- 
sidered a genuine species, was taken, last sum- 
mer, from a plant in the collection of R. H. Jen- 
kinson, Esq. It has been cultivated in our gardens, 
according to the Hortus Kewensis, ever since the year 
1789, when it was introduced from the Cape of Good 
Hope by Mr. Francis Masson. It makes a pleasing 
variety amongst the other plants of the genus on ac- 
count of its finely divided leaves, which are covered 
with a shining glutinous matter, like other nearly 
related species. Its flowers are also very singular, as 
the upper petals of most of them are deeply cleft, so 
that they might be termed forked-petaled. It is a 
hardy free-growing kind, and thrives well in a mixture 
of loam and peat, or any light vegetable mould. Cut- 
tings strike root freely, planted in pots and placed in 
a sheltered situation. 
