bright pink. Filaments 10, straight, joined at the base, 
seven bearing perfect anthers, one of them a very small 
one on a large spatulate filament, as in several plants 
of this section : pollen pale yellow. Germen densely 
villous. Sti/le short, pale, quite smooth. Stigmas 5, 
spreading. 
This very handsome plant is a hybrid production, 
and was raised, in 1822, at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, 
from a seed of P. gibbosum, that had been set with 
the pollen of P. scepejlorens. It is of much stronger 
growth than either of its parents ; and, being so very 
succulent, care must be taken not to overwater it. Its 
time of flowering is late in summer and autumn, after 
many of the other sorts are overblown ; this makes it 
the more desirable, as it continues in flower a consi- 
derable time : it is also very sweet-scented in the even- 
ing, but without scent during the day. It requires 
precisely the same kind of treatment as the other suc- 
culent kinds. An equal mixture of turfy loam, peat, 
and sand, will suit it very well, watering it sparingly^ 
particularly in winter: the pots must also be well 
drained with small potsherds, that the moisture may 
pass off* readily. It is easily increased by cuttings, or 
from tubers of the root. 
Drawn at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, in September 
last. 
