do actually find a fufficient nutriment from the flower 
itfelf, till the time of their change to chryfalis arrives ; 
and after the ufual period become complete flies ; and 
this appears to have been the cafe in an inftance recor¬ 
ded by the late Sir John Hill, where feveral larvae of 
flies are faid to have puffed through all their changes, 
though nouriflied folely by the flower of this plant. 
It is a native of Africa, and is principally found at 
the Cape of Good Hope. 
