united at the base, seven bearing anthers, which are 
generally sterile. Style pale red, very hairy. Stigmas 
5, purple, reflexed. 
Our drawing of this beautiful plant was taken at 
the Nursery of Messrs. Allen and Co. in the King's 
Road, where it was raised from seed ; it is a hybrid 
production, and from its habit we should suppose one 
of its parents to be P. concolor; perhaps the other might 
be P. Daveyanum, or some nearly related sort. We 
have named it in compliment to Mr. Allen, at whose 
Nursery several other handsome hybrid sorts have been 
raised. In habit, the present differs widely from most 
others, being a very branching sort, and its flowers are 
produced in a kind of panicle, which continues to 
bloom, in succession, all the summer ; this makes it a 
very desirable acquisition. It requires precisely the 
same method of treatment as its parents, growing freely 
in a light sandy soil, and requiring but little water. 
Cuttings of it strike root readily, planted in pots and 
placed on a shelf in the greenhouse. 
