of a cream colour tinged with pink, and a beautiful
red circle near the base of the flower; below that,
elegantly marked with dark crimson,up into the red circle. Stamens 15, winh i5c h sebtrsa, n3ch eins
each set, hairy, all connected at the base and all bear-
ing perfect anthers. Anthers incumbent. Pollen gravneurleadr,
woirtahn ggel-acnodlouularre dh. airGs.e rmSetynl ev ilnloounse.. AStriigsmtaass c o5,
isnegss.ile, of a velvetty black colour, horizontally spreadThis
beautiful and very distinct genus was named
in honour of Lady Anne Monson, a great promoter of
Natural History, and Botany in particular. We at present
know only of three species in the collections about
London, M. lobata, speciosa, and pilosa (M. Jilia of
LA’nHdereriwtise)r ); wthee cMan. shpainrdoslya asunpdp oosvea tato (beemloanrggi ntaot a thoef
same genus; if the dissections at the bottom of the
figures be correct, they appear distinct enough to form
a new genus, intermediate between Monsonia and
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sonia, we should feel much obliged by flowering specimens,
or an opportunity of examining the plants.
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an equal mixture of turfy loam, peat, and sand; and
the pots well drained, that the wet may pass readily off.
The best method of propagating it is from pieces of the
roots planted in pots with their tops above the surface
of the mould, and placed in the greenhouse; these
will soon make young plants. Seeds also ripen in
awbhuennd iann cfeu lli fb lsooomme. pollen be shaken on the stigmas