middle with a large dark purple patch, and from it to 
the base are numerous crowded lines and marks ; lower 
petals also marked with two pale red lines. Stamens 
10, united at the base, seven bearing anthers. Style 
red, slightly hairy at the base. Stigmas 5, red and 
revolute. 
This magnificent plant is of hybrid origin, and was 
raised, by Mr. Smith, at the Earl of Liverpool's, 
Coombe Wood, from a seed of P. involucratum maxi- 
mum, that had been fertilized with the pollen of P. 
triumphans, and it is as near as possible intermediate 
between the two. No plant in the whole genus with 
which we are acquainted, makes a more magnificent 
appearance than the present ; as it bears an abundance 
of blossoms, each of which continues in flower for a 
considerable time : it is also as hardy as any of the 
common sorts, thriving well in a rich light soil, or a 
mixture of sandy loam and peat will suit it very well. 
Cuttings strike root freely, if planted in pots and 
placed in a sheltered situation. 
