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P. scutatum, or Shield Leaved. A very branching stem, 

 with peltate five lobed leaves and large while flowers finely 

 marked with red. It is a handsome plant, and was reared 

 from seeds brought from the Cape of Good Hope. 



JP. difforme, or Various Leaved. This is also called Da- 

 vey's Princess Augusta. It has a shrubby much branched 

 stem, with rigid, deformed, cordate, or cuneate leaves, and 

 large petaled flowers striped and blotched with dark red and 

 brown. It is a hardy plant, easily managed, and requires 

 very little water during winter. 



P. concinnum, or Comely. This has a branching stem, 

 with truncate, trifid, undulate leaves, and fine scarlet flowers, 

 marked with a darker streak of the same colour and with 

 black lines. It is of low growth, but flowers abundantly. 



P. scarborovia, or Countess of Scarborough's. This has 

 a shrubby branching stem, with small subtrifid or deeply 

 three lobed leaves, and fine dark and light red and white 

 flowers. It blooms early in spring and late in autumn, and 

 has a lemon-like scent. 



P.formosum, or Variegated Flowered. This has a branch- 

 ing stem, with roundly cordate, undulate, concave leaves, and 

 a large head of dark and pale red flowers. It is a hardy free 

 flowering kind, and blooms from spring to autumn. 



P. candidum, or Fair Flowered. This has a branching 

 stem, with cordate three lobed leaves, and large white 

 flowers, marked with red. It is a pretty plant, and an abund- 

 ant bloomer. 



P. watsoni, or Watson's. The stem of this is not much 

 branched ; the leaves are roundly cordate and five lobed, 

 and the flowers are large, red, marked with dark and brown- 

 ish red. It is a pretty plant, and an abundant bloomer till 

 late in autumn. 



P. hoarezftorum, or Hoarea Flowered. This has a tuber- 

 ous root and subcaulescent leafy stem, which is succulent; 

 the leaves are radiate, pinnate, and canescent, and the flowers 

 deep red marked with black. It is a curious and handsome 

 hybrid, requiring the same culture as is given to the other 

 tuberous species. 



P. afiectabile* or Showy. This has an erect branching 

 stem, with cordate, undulate, deeply toothed leaves, and 

 bright red flowers marked with darker red. There are se- 

 veral varieties of this species, all of which are splendid 

 plants, and of easy culture. 



, or Princess Charlotte, -This has an erect 

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