We are indebted to Mr. Lynch, of the Cambridge 
Botanic Garden, for the specimen from which the 
figure (fig. 99, p. 529) of this remarkable plant was j 
taken. It is a very old ’ inhabitant of our gardens, / 
having been introduced from the West Indies so long 
since as 1778. Its “ sticky ” habit will not recommend 
it to those who like elegance of form, but the rich deep 
crimson or puce of the involucral bracts commend it to 
those who have an eye for rich colour. ^ It is the more 
acceptable from being produced, as in the case of 
some other Euphorbias, such as splendens and 
jacquini^flora, in the dull season. The leaves, which 
are crowded at the ends of the branches, are ob- 
lanceolate and glaucous, leaving prominent scars on 
the stem when they fall off. The stem attains a 
a height of 2 — 3 feet. 
lA fUKlCEA : BRACTS ROSY-PURPLE. (SEE P. 530.) 
