wards, linear, bearded with long hairs. Stamens 5, inserted in 
the tube alittle below the mouth, and decurrent down to the base, 
exserted far beyond the mouth: filaments smooth, attached 
to the back of the anthers, about the middle: anthers linear, 
1-celled, opening longitudinally : pollen pale yellow. Ovarium 
conical, 5-angular, smooth. Style smooth, a little longer than 
the stamens. Stzgma capitate. 
‘This handsome plant always continues scarce in our collections, 
as it is very liable to die off, without any apparent cause, as are 
also the other species of the genus. We find it succeed best in a 
mixture of loam, peat, and sand; if the loam is heavy, the more 
quantity of peat is required ; but if very light, an equal quantity 
of each suits it very well; the pots must also be well drained, 
that the wet may pass off readily, as nothing is more injurious 
to its health, than being sodden with too much moisture; 
young cuttings, planted under bell-glasses in sand, are not diffi- 
cult to strike root. 
Our drawing was made from a plant, at the Nursery of Mr. 
Colvill. It is a very desirable plant for the Greenhouse, as it 
continues to bloom a good part of the Spring and Summer, and 
it sometimes ripens its fruit. 
OPP PL EL OP PP CP PEO? 
1, Calyx divested of the Corolla, showing the Bractes at the base, and the scaly 
Peduncle. 2. Tube spread open, to show the insertion of the Stamens, the filaments 
decurrent down the tube. 3. The revolute Limb straightened out, to show the torm 
of the segments. 4. Ovarium, terminated by the Style and capitate Stigma. 
