lobes; both surfaces are coated with a soft velvet-like pile. 
The flowers diffuse a fragrance which reminds us of that 
which proceeds from a medley of the finer kinds of ripe 
fruit. The corolla and inside of the calyx are of a trans- 
parent tender white, and come very near to those of /unata, 
but are larger. The fruit we have not seen, but have heard 
described as small, roundish, and of a yellow colour. 
Native of South America; where it was found by Dr. 
Houston, growing naturally at La Vera Cruz.. Introduced 
before 1733. 
- A stove plant, requiring the same culture as that we have 
recommended for its tropical congeners in the thirteenth 
article of the present work. 
The drawing was taken at the botanical establishment 
belonging to the Comtesse de Vandes, Bayswater. 
a Astigma. 6 The germen. cA-ray of the outer crown. d Some of 
the rays of the inner crown. e The inmost crown. The nectary. g The 
incomplete operculum or cover. / The receptacle. 2 The stipe or column 
of fructification. ¢? An anther. 
