Cobbea with conjugate leaves terminating in a tendril; flowers solitary, foot-stalks very long; stem climbing.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. A Blossom cut and spread open, with the Chives in their place.
2. The Empalement, Honey cup, Seed-bud, Shaft and Summits.
The specimen, from which our drawing was taken, was communicated by Mrs. Long, from the Collection of the Honourable Charles Long, of Bromley Hill, Kent; where, we believe, the only plant of this fine Genus is at present to be found in Britain; and where it has flowered, for the first time, this year, in the month of September, 1803. It is a native of the East Indies, and must be kept as a hot-house plant; is propagated by cuttings, and thrives in rich earth; will grow, if permitted, to the height of twenty feet or more, and is still in flower this present month of November.[Pg 109]
PLATE CCCXLIII.
BLANDFORDIA CORDATA.
Heart-shape-leaved Blandfordia.
CLASS V. ORDER I.