ovate, concave, obtuse, with 3 prominent, more or less 

 purple nerves, which are slightly hairy, with a few hairs 

 also at the points. Petals 5, roundly obcordate, slightly 

 crumpled, imbricate, of a pale rose colour, with an 

 orange-coloured spot at the base. Stamens from 65 to 70, 

 about the length of the style : filaments smooth, bright 

 yellow : pollen yellow. Germen sericeous. Style smooth, 

 slender and bent at the base, and thickening upwards. 

 Stigma capitate, papillose. 



Our drawing was taken from a plant at the Nursery 

 of Messrs. Whitley, Brames, and Milne, at Fulham. It 

 is a native of the South of Europe, and requires a slight 

 covering in severe frosty weather, but will endure our 

 mildest Winters in the open air without the least pro- 

 tection. It thrives well in a light sandy soil, or an equal 

 mixture of light sandy loam and peat will suit it very 

 well. It makes a very pretty plant amongst others for 

 the adorning of rock- work, where it will produce an 

 abundance of flowers nearly all the Summer; it may 

 also be grown in small pots, which can be protected from 

 the severe frost. Young cuttings, planted under hand- 

 glasses, from July to September, will strike root readily. 



