from the seed of a plant of P. fulgidum that had been 
impregnated by some other kind, and from a specimen 
sent us by him our drawing and description were taken. 
It is so very unlike any other with which we are ac- 
quainted, that we can form no guess concerning its 
other parent. It is always likely to remain a scarce 
plant, as it makes few shoots, and those generally 
covered with flowers. We find it thrive in an equal 
mixture of turfy loam, peat, and sand, watering it 
but sparingly in winter. Cuttings, when they can be 
procured, will strike root freely if planted in the 
same kind of soil, and set on a shelf in the green- 
house. The best time for planting them is in spring, 
that the young plants may be established before 
winter. 
