slightly hairy at the base and smooth upwards. Stig- 
mas 5, reflexed. 
This plant is also of hybrid origin, and was raised 
last year at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, from a seed of 
P. compar, that had been fertilized with the pollen of 
P. obscurum, or some one nearly related. It is a very 
pretty growing bushy plant ; but is rather more tender 
than its relatives, being very apt to rot off at the root, 
if it happens to get too much moisture : it will not, 
therefore, bear exposure out of doors so well as most 
others, particularly if the season prove wet like the 
present ; but wnll succeed better in a good airy part of 
a greenhouse. It grows freely in a rich light soil ; or a 
mixture of loam, peat, and sand, suits it very well. 
Cuttings, taken off in the young wood, root freely, but 
they must also be watered sparingly, or they will rot 
off. Our drawing was taken at Mr. Colvill's Nursery 
this summer. 
