Although distinguishable by several available differences, 
our plant in general appearance comes near to the North 
American incarnata (vol. 4. fol. 332 of this work), and 
seems intermediate between that and the South American 
plant (vol. 2. fol. 152) since separated by the specific name of 
edulis. The three appear to form a group peculiarized in 
the genus by a glandularly serrated involucre. In filiformis 
the urceolus (tubular portion of the calyx or outer wall of 
the nectary) is much deeper than in incarnata, but much 
shallower than in edulis; and the lobes of its leaves are 
more numerous than in either of the others, where they are 
constantly three, while in this they vary from three to five 
and not seldom to seven; five being however the usual 
number. 
Drawn from a plant which flowered last September in 
a stove in the garden of the Horticultural Society. 
It is a free-flowering, free-growing, ornamental species, 
and said to have been lately imported by Messrs. Loddiges 
from South America. 
(z) which differs very slightly, was raised some years ago 
by Professor Cavanilles in Spain, in the garden at Issy be- 
longing to the Duke dell’ Infantado. 
