ARISTOLOCHIA EIDICULA. 
A very remarkable and most interesting new species introduced from Brazil. The tube of the 
flower is from 3A to 4A inches long, abruptly contracted and then bent upon itself below the middle, 
the basal part toing much inflated ; the upper portion somewhat conical, widening towards the 
mouth, which is prolonged into two ascending and backrwardly directed lobes, diverging from 
each other at an obtuse angle. The entire limb is of a tawny colour, closely covered with dark 
purple reticrOations on a cream coloured ground ; the lobes are dark with light reticulations, and are 
sparsely covered with clavate dark purple brown hairs. The bright green leaves are orbicular remform, 
the entire plant, stems, leaves and flowers being covered with hair. 7s. 6<7. and 10s. 6d. 
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