than double the length of the calyx, white sometimes 
tinged with blush, with two small bright purple spots 
in the centre, that join two purple lines from the base, 
which branch in various directions ; lower petals spa- 
tulately linear, white. Filaments 10, united at the 
base, seven bearing anthers : pollen orange-coloured. 
Style pale, hairy at the base, and smooth upwards. 
Stigmas 5, reflexed. 
The present plant is an old inhabitant of our gar- 
dens ; but is now become rather scarce, having been 
neglected for the sake of novelty. It is, we suspect, of 
hybrid origin, and was raised from seed, many years 
back, at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill. We believe one 
of its parents to be P. grandiflorum or P. amplissimum, 
and the other might be P. hermannifolium, or one of 
the Small-leaved species. It is more hardy and easier 
managed than P. grandiflorum, thriving well in a mix- 
ture of light sandy loam and peat, or any light rich 
earth ; and cuttings of it strike root readily, if planted 
in pots and placed on a shelf in the greenhouse. 
