but clothed with shortish hairs. Petals 5, white, imbri- 

 cate at the margins, broadly rounded, somewhat crum- 

 pled, narrowing to the base, a little uneven at the mar- 

 gins, marked with yellow at the base. Stamens nume- 

 rous: filaments smooth, slender, pale yellow: pollen 

 orange-coloured. Style very slender, and curled round 

 at the base, thickening upwards, where it becomes club- 

 shaped. Stigma capitate, papillose. 



We believe the present plant to be one of those that 

 has been confused with tl.polifolium by some Botanists, 

 as we have seen it by that name in several collections ; 

 but it is a very different plant, readily distinguished by 

 its sharp pointed leaves, which are of a glossy green on 

 the upper side, and by its broad imbricated petals. 



Our drawing was made from a plant growing in the 

 rock- work, in the garden belonging to the Apothecaries' 

 Company, at Chelsea, where it was raised by Mr. W. 

 Anderson, from seeds that he received from the Conti- 

 nent, under the name of H. polifolmm; it is quite hardy, 

 remaining all the Winter uninjured without any pro- 

 tection, succeeding well in a light sandy soil ; and young 

 cuttings, planted under hand-glasses, the latter end of 

 Summer or Autumn, strike root freely. 



