This new Brazilian flowered with us for the first time a few weeks ago, and what a pleasing surprise ! With leaves quite as small as those of A. ciliata, the flowers in size come near those of A. gigas. The leaves are nearly heart-shaped, slightly glaucescent underneath; the flowers, borne on long stalks, are very conspicuous and strikingly handsome. The concave surface of the perianth is beautifully and uniformly speckled with dark claret on a creamy white ground. This species is very floriferous even in a young state, and entirely free from the peculiar camphorous odor common to other members of the genus.

U. S. Botanic Garden, Washington, D. C.