_ The monopetalous keel, the perfectly diadelphous sta- 
“mens, and the form of the stigma, do not properly belong 
to this genus, yet the habit is such that it would be rash 
“on those characters alone to form a new one. In some 
*¢ other species the calyx is no less anomalous.” 
In its native country, Brazil, it is said to be a lofty tree. 
When grown here in our stoves, it has been seldom seen 
above 6 feet high. Introduced by Mr. Francis Bearsley in 
1771. Flowers Spring and Summer. 
