that are more or less branched. Stamens 10, united at 
the base ; seven bearing anthers, which are generally 
imperfect. Style pale flesh-colour, hairy about half 
way up, the upper part smooth. Stigmas 5, purple, 
reflexed or revolute. 
Our drawing of this beautiful plant was made last 
September, at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, where it was 
raised from seed, the produce of P. Husseyanum, that 
had been mixed with the pollen of P. rubescens ; it is 
very little like either of its parents, yet its similarity to 
P. JVellsianum, its cousin, is readily perceptible. It is 
of free growth, and continues in flower nearly all the 
year ; but the autumn flowers are the finest, and of a 
much richer colour than the spring ones. A plant of 
it was in full bloom, at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, this 
winter, a little before Christmas, and the flowers were 
at that season very brilliant. Like its nearest relatives, 
it succeeds best in a mixture of light turfy loam, peat, 
and sand, and cuttings soon strike root, when planted 
in pots and placed on a shelf in the greenhouse. 
We have named the present subject in compliment 
to John King, Esq. of South Brent, Devon ; a gentle- 
man much attached to the family of Geraniacese, and 
who possesses a superb collection of them. 
