base, glandiilarly hairy, seven bearing anthers. Style 
very hairy. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexed or revolute. 
This curious and very distinct species is an old in- 
habitant of our gardens, though now very rarely to be 
met with. It belongs, with P. elegans and P. schizope- 
talum, to our section Calliopsis, the Platypetala of 
DecandoUe. Being so very different from all others, 
and likewise a pretty flowering species, makes it a de- 
sirable plant; and we are rather surprised that it 
should have been so neglected as to occasion its present 
scarcity. It requires precisely the same kind of treat- 
ment as the others of this section, succeeding well in 
a mixture of peat, loam, and sand, with the pots well 
drained with potsherds. Cuttings strike root without 
difficulty, if planted in pots in the same kind of soil, 
and placed on a shelf in the greenhouse. 
The plant from which our drawing was taken, was 
kindly sent to us by the Rev. Thomas Hulse, from his 
collection at Englefield, in Berkshire ; to whom we are 
also obliged for some curious hybrid varieties raised by 
him from seeds. 
