petals oblong, obtuse, spreading, of a lighter colour, much 
veined with numerous branching light purple veins. Fila- 
ments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers. Style 
purple, very hairy at the base, and smooth upwards. 
Stigmas 5, purple, revolute. 
This very fine flowering plant is of hybrid origin, and 
was raised from seed at the Nursery of Mr. More, in the 
King's Road, where our drawing was taken last Autumn ; 
we believe one of its parents to be P. Barringtonii, or 
some nearly related sort, and the other is one of the red 
flowering hybrids, but which of them, would be difficult to 
ascertain ; it is a strong free growing plant, and an abun- 
dant bloomer, and continues flowering in perfection till late 
in Autumn ; it thrives well in any rich light soil, or a mix- 
ture of loam, peat, and sand, will suit it very well, being 
careful not to overwater it in Winter, as all this tribe are 
impatient of moisture at that season. Cuttings soon strike 
root, if planted in pots, and placed on a shelf in the green- 
house. 
