only bearing anthers, which are often void of pollen.
Germen and arillus villous. Style dark red, hairy at
the base, and smooth on the upper purple, revolute. part. Stigmas 5,
genTush iws iitsh owneh iochf twhee eaarerl ieasctq fulaoiwneteridn,g bsepinecgi egse noef rathlliys
in full bloom before any of the other kinds begin to
open, which makes it a.very desirable plant; it is also
as hardy as most of the others, and thrives well in a
urincdhe rl igah th asnodil-.g laCssu, ttoinr gisn pstortisk eo fr omoot ulfdre epllya cepdla ninte da
sheltered situation. Our drawing was taken from a
plant at Mr. Dennis’s nursery the latter end of March.
According to the Hortus Kewensis a native of the Cape
of Good Hope, from whence it was introduced in 1785
by Mr. Archibald Thompson: we believe no coloured
figure of it has ever been published before the present.
