The present very distinct species is a native of the 
Cape, from whence many plants of it have been re- 
ceived, within these few years, by different collectors. 
We first observed it, about five years since, at the 
Nursery of Messrs. Loddiges, at Hackney, where it 
was known by the name of P. oxalidifolium ; since that 
time, we have seen it in various collections, but we be- 
lieve it has never been before published. It belongs to 
the same tribe as P. triste, P. lohatum, and many others ; 
and, like them, expands its flowers in the evening, which 
are then very agreeably scented. It requires the same 
kind of treatment as the other tuberous-rooted species : 
a mixture of light turfy loam, peat, and sand, is the 
most proper soil for it ; keeping it quite dry when in a 
dormant state, and fresh potting it as soon as it begins 
to grow ; it will then flower profusely. The best me- 
thod of increasing it, is by the tubers of its root, or by 
seeds, which ripen plentifully if some pollen be attached 
to the stigmas when in bloom. 
Our drawing was taken at the Nursery of Mr. Col- 
vill, last autumn ; at which time it was in full flower, 
and may be considered as an autumn flowering species. 
