stamina being then partly transformed into small, roundish, spatulate, 
striped red petals, all of which, as well as the large outer ones, are pretty 
evenly arranged over one another, and distinctly marked with dark- 
coloured veins. The usual colour of the flowers is a deep red, approach¬ 
ing to scarlet. The largest of them scarcely measures more than three 
inches in diameter. 
