tals 5, obovate, mucli veined, their points crenulate, 
of a bright orangey scarlet, in variety /3. inclining to 
purple ; the three lower ones about half as large again 
as the upper ones. Stamens 10, united at the base, 
seven bearing anthers : filaments short and straight ; 
the two upper ones very short. Germen villous. Style 
short, quite smooth and glossy, flesh-coloured. Stig- 
mas 5, reflexed. 
The present handsome subject is an old inhabitant 
of our greenhouses ; and we suspect it is an original 
species, as we know of none that could have produced 
it by muling. It is known in collections by the name 
of the Nosegay Geranium, and also by the name that 
we have adopted. We do not find it recorded in the 
valuable Prodromus of M. Decandolle, or in any mo- 
dern publication, except Mr. Andrews's Geraniums : 
perhaps it has been confused, with several others, un- 
der C. zonale, from which it differs as much as any 
species of one section need differ from another ; and it 
is nearer related to V . Bentinckianum and P. bj-acteosum 
of M. Decandolle than it is to C. zonale. The latter 
plants belong also to Ciconium. Perhaps P. hracteosum 
is scarcely different from Germanium crenatum of An- 
drews ; and we think it not possible to be a hybrid 
production between V.fulgidum and hyhidum. 
This plant succeeds well in a rich light soil, and 
continues to flower nearly all the summer. Its amazing 
umbels of flowers exceeds all others of the family with 
which we are acquainted ; and none, in our opinion, 
can surpass the^scarlet variety for brilliancy of colour. 
Cuttings root freely, planted in pots or under hand- 
glasses. 
Drawn, at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, last summer. 
