purple, one or both of the small sepals are sometimes 

 wanting. Petals 5, very much imbricate, of a bright 

 yellow, with a dark velvetty spot near the base, edged 

 with purple. Stamens from 50 to 60, surrounding and 

 overtopping the stigma : filaments unequal in length, 

 smooth, yellow at the base, and dark purple upwards : 

 anthers dark purple : pollen yellow. Germen densely 

 clothed with close-pressed silky hairs. Style very short, 

 erect, nearly hid by the large capitate, papillose Stigma. 



Our drawing of this very fine plant was taken at the 

 Nursery of Messrs. Whitley, Brames, and Milne, at 

 Fulham, last Summer, where it was cultivated as H.Z- 

 garvense, which is a very different species, and is now 

 become rather scarce in our collections ; and we had al- 

 most been inclined to believe it was lost altogether, 

 until we saw a fine plant of it in full bloom, at the Nur- 

 sery of Mr. Mackay, at Clapton, from which we have 

 obtained a figure ; we have met with several other spe- 

 cies of this section, which have all been confused in the 

 collections where we have seen them, either with H. al- 

 garvense, or H. hatimifolium. We last year received a 

 very handsome and distinct species from Mr. Miller, of 

 the Bristol Nursery, which is related to H. algarvense ; 

 it did not arrive in a state fit for drawing, but it is now 

 very fine in bloom, and we believe will prove to be 

 H. rugosum of Decandolle ; its calyx consists of only 

 3 sepals, which are ovate, and thickly clothed with brown 

 rigid hairs, which at once distinguishes it from all 

 others ; its flowers are not so large as the present plant, 

 nor are the petals so much imbricate ; the leaves are also 

 of a thinner texture, very much undulate and twisted, 

 and very rough or denticulate on the margins. 



We have been informed by M. Lagasca, that the 

 present subject is a native of Spain, and he is certain 

 that it is a nondescript species ; it will thrive well in a 

 warm border by the side of a wall, or may be grown in 

 a pot, and protected in a frame in Winter ; it is readily 

 increased by cuttings planted under a hand-glass, in 

 Autumn. 



