This is also a hybrid production, and was raised at 
the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, in 1822, from a seed of 
P. Hoareanum, that had been fertilized with the pollen of 
P. striatum; it is a very pretty plant, and as hardy as any 
of the tribe to which it is related, thriving well in a mix- 
ture of turfy loam, peat, and sand, or any light vegetable 
soil ; it will also succeed well in a smallish sized pot, as its 
roots are not so luxuriant as many of the stronger growing 
sorts ; the cuttings do not root so freely as some of the 
other kinds, particularly if they are allowed to get too ripe 
before they are taken off ; the young shoots will strike root 
much more freely; those must be planted in pots, and 
placed on a shelf in the green-house. 
