opposite, filiform, about half an inch long, jointed aboye 
the middle, flexile, one-flowered. Flowers small. Calyx 
piece white, from patent to reflectent; segments ob~ 
ong, obtuse. Corollanone. Crown double, outer rank of 
rays yellow, longest, entirely patent: operculum or lid of the 
nectary violet-coloured. Anthers yellow. Germen smooth. 
Stigmas yellowish. Capsule oval, about half an inch long, 
smooth, of a black-blue colour, with a sweet pulp: seeds 
somewhat flattened, grey, with raised black wrinkles. We 
had no opportunity of observing the flower after the draw- 
ing was made; and have trusted to the authors who haye 
described it, for the above. 
The drawing was made from a plant which flowered in the 
hothouse at Messrs. Whitley, Brames, and Milnes, at 
Parson’s Green. 
ee 
a An inner ray of the crown. 6 An outer ray of the same. ¢ The | : 
operculum or lid of the nectary. d The dissepiment or partition of the 
nectary. e A segment of the calyx. 
