This very handsome plant is of hybrid origin, and 
was raised, the year before last, at the Nursery of Mr. 
Colvill, from-a seed of a hybrid plant allied to P. puU 
cherrimum, that had been fertilized with the pollen of 
P. Hoareanum. The present plant is as near as possible 
intermediate between the two. We have named it, in 
compliment to Mrs. Charles Hammersley, of Dulwich 
Hill, a lady much attached to the cultivation of hand- 
some plants, and who possesses a select collection of 
them. 
This plant, like the others to which it is related, is 
a free grower and an abundant bloomer, and is as 
hardy as any of the genus. It succeeds well in a mix- 
ture of light sandy loam and peat or decayed leaves, 
or any light rich vegetable soil. Cuttings of it soon 
strike root, if planted in pots, and set on a shelf in 
the greenhouse. 
Our drawing was taken, at the Nursery of Mr. Col- 
vill, last summer. 
