bright yellow, with a large brownish purple spot near 

 the base, lightest on the upper part, and slightly bran- 

 ched. Stamens about 40, overtopping the stigma, the 

 inner ones longest : filaments slender, smooth, yellow : 

 pollen orange-coloured. Germen downy. Style hid by 

 the large Stigma, which is capitate, slightly 3-lobed> 

 and papillose. 



We believe the present to be the largest flowered spe- 

 cies of the genus, and makes a handsome upright bushy 

 Shrub, but will scarcely endure our Winters in the open 

 air without protection ; it makes a pretty plant for the 

 Greenhouse, and succeeds well by the side of a wall in 

 a southern aspect, so as to be protected with covering 

 in Winter, thriving well in any rich light soil, and pro- 

 ducing a great quantity of flowers in succession : plants 

 of it may be preserved in pits or frames through the 

 Winter, so as to be kept from the frost, they may then 

 be turned into the borders in Spring, where they will 

 make a fine appearance in Summer : young cuttings, 

 planted under hand-glasses in Autumn, soon strike 

 root ; seeds also ripen in abundance ; so that any quan- 

 tity may be raised ; but as the colour of the flowers 

 vary considerably on different plants, the seeds should 

 always be saved from those of the brightest colours. 



Our drawing was made at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill^ 

 of the King's Road, Chelsea. 



