This handsome flowering plant is of hybrid origin, 
and was raised from seed by Mr. Davey, at whose nur- 
sery our drawing was taken last summer: the most 
singular circumstance attending it is in its foliage, as 
scarcely two of its leaves are at all alike, and the 
greater part of them have a kind of monstrosity about 
them, particularly near their margins. It seems nearly 
related to P. supcrhum, but is quite distinct in its habit 
from any with which we are acquainted: its flowers 
rank amongst the most beautiful of its tribe. It 
flourishes well in a mixture of turfy loam and peat, and 
requires but little water in winter : it appears to be as 
hardy as any of the genus and as easily managed. 
Cuttings root readily, if planted in pots in the same 
kind of soil, and placed in a shady part of the green- 
house. 
