oblong, obtuse, of a bright lilac. Filaments 10, united 
at the base, 7 bearing perfect anthers. Style purple, 
hairy at the base, and smooth upwards. Stigmas 5, pur- 
ple, fringed and revolute. 
Also a hybrid production, raised from seed by Mr. 
W. Smith, at the Earl of Liverpool's, Coombe Wood ; 
from its habit and appearance we should pronounce one of 
its parents to be P. Smithii, and the other P. macranthon, 
as it is exactly intermediate between the two. It is very 
distinct from any other sort with which we are acquainted, 
and is, in our opinion, as desirable a plant as any of the 
tribe, the colour of the flowers being different from all 
others ; it is also a free strong growing sort, and produces 
a great abundance of bloom ; a mixture of sandy loam 
and peat suits it very well ; and cuttings strike root freely, 
planted in pots in the same kind of soil, and placed on a 
shelf in the greenhouse. 
