Tab. 287. — 1, two iiowers in different stages ; 2, stamen ; 3, pistil ; 
4, horizontal section of ovary : all magnified. — J. G. B. 
This is a very curious dwarf plant, with spreading leaves 
covered with remarkable lepidote scales, well wortn examining 
under the microscope. It makes offsets freely, and is easily 
cultivated in a moist warm stove. I have grown the plant for 
some 3^ears, but from whence I obtained my stock have no notes 
to inform me. — W. W. S. 
