green, very hairy, and generally reflexed at the points ; 

 the three inner ones broadly ovate, bluntish, concave 

 inwards, membranaceous, strongly 3 or 4-nerved, be- 

 tween the nerves smooth and glossy, the nerves hairy. 

 Petals 5, obovate, narrow at the base and rounded at 

 the point, distinctly spreading, not at all imbricate, of 

 a bright straw-colour. Stamens numerous, scarcely so 

 long as the style : filaments smooth, yellow : pollen 

 orange-coloured. Germen triangular, downy. Style 

 smooth, twisted at the base, where it is very slender, 

 becoming gradually thickened upwards. Stigma capi- 

 tate, slightly 3-lobed, papillose. 



Our drawing of this pretty plant was made at the 

 Nursery of Mr. Mackay, at Clapton, last Summer, where 

 we saw several fine plants of it in full bloom ; we are 

 not certain whether it is an original species, or a hybrid 

 production, but most probably the latter; as from its 

 colour, we should suspect it to be intermediate between 

 one of the white, and one of the yellow flowered spe- 

 cies : it is a very free grower, and an abundant bloomer, 

 and succeeds well in rock-work, or in a dry border; or 

 it may be grown in small pots, in a mixture of sandy 

 loam and peat, when of course it will be more dwarf, 

 and its flowers will not be quite so large, but still will 

 make a handsome appearance, intermixed with other 

 species and varieties ; in our opinion nothing can ap- 

 pear more brilliant and interesting than a good collec- 

 lection of the dwarf species when in bloom, if grown in 

 pots and placed together in a group, that their diffe- 

 rences may be more readily observed ; the present plant 

 is readily increased by young cuttings, planted under 

 hand-glasses, any time from the beginning of August to 

 the end of September. 



