each side and gibbous at the base. Petals 5, the 2 upper 
ones broadly cuneate, of a reddish pink, marked at the 
base with numerous branching purple lines, lower ones 
narrower, of a pale pink. Filaments 10, united at the 
base, hairy, 7 bearing perfect anthers. Style purple, 
slightly hairy at the base, and smooth upwards. Stig- 
mas 5, purple, reflexed or revolute. 
This pretty plant is of hybrid origin, and appears to 
be intermediate between P. glutinosum and perhaps P. ru- 
bescens, but it is quite impossible to speak with any degree 
of certainty. It was raised from seed by Mr. Smith, in 
the collection of the Earl of Liverpool at Coombe Wood : 
it is a very distinct plant from any other, and is one of the 
earliest flowering sorts, which makes it the more desirable. 
P. chrysanthemifolium, P. PalJcii, and the present plant, 
we observed this Spring in full flower, for nearly a month 
before any of the other sorts began to bloom, which we 
consider very well worth noticing. The present plant is of 
free growth, though it never attains a large size, but makes 
a nice compact bush ; it is also amongst the hardiest of the 
red flowered tribe, and thrives well in a mixture of sandy 
loam and peat. Cuttings strike root readily planted in 
pots in the same kind of soil, and placed in a sheltered 
situation. 
