bright red veins in the throat, the upper pair close together, 
ligulate-spathulate, about an eighth of an inch broad, consider- 
ably exceeding the calyx, the three lower ones shorter and 
narrower. 
Of the described Otidie this appears to be nearest to P. poly- 
cephalum, E. Meyer, which differs by its nearly or quite naked 
stems; more fleshy leaves, with more distant divisions, which are 
cut more deeply, but not nearly so much toothed; more branched 
stems; larger and more membranous bracts; and more numerous 
flowers in an umbel.—/J. G. B. 
The section Otidia of the large genus Pelargoniwm contains 
plants having half-succulent thickened stems and tender succulent 
leaves, giving them a very marked and peculiar appearance. They | 
grow freely in a cool well-ventilated greenhouse, potted in a 
mixture of sandy loam and leaf-mould. During the season of rest 
they want but little water, and it 1s dangerous to place them in 
the open air without they are secured from too much rain. The 
species figured I obtained from South Africa, where it was dis- 
covered by Mr. Thos. Cooper-—W. W. 8. 
