flowers expand. Calyx of 5 sepals : the two outer ones 

 very small, green, and hairy : the three inner ones, 

 ovate, blunt, concave inwards, membranaceous, strongly 

 3 or 4-nerved, smooth and glossy, the nerves slightly 

 hairy. Flowers very double or full of petals, that are un- 

 equal in size and form, of a pale straw-colour, marked 

 with orange at the base, and more or less veined with 

 green. 



Our drawing of this pretty double variety was made 

 from a plant at the Nursery of Mr. Lee, at Hammer- 

 smith ; it is not so strong a grower as the single variety, 

 but makes a very pretty plant for a pot, or for the orna- 

 menting of rock-work, thriving well in a light sandy 

 soil, mixed with a proportion of peat ; and when covered 

 with its pretty double flowers, it makes an elegant appear- 

 ance, particularly when intermixed with some of the 

 brighter flowered and more brilliant species ; it is not 

 quite so hardy as some of the sorts, and some pots of it 

 should be preserved in frames through the Winter ; or 

 if planted in rock- work, should be covered in severe 

 frost, by an empty pot being placed over each root, or 

 a little hay or straw, or some other covering, when it 

 will succeed very well : young cuttings, planted under 

 hand-glasses in August or September, soon strike root. 



