This very curious plant is of hybrid origin, and 
appears to be intermediate between V. cor datum and 
one of the horse-shoe tribe. Its flowers bear a strong 
resemblance to the former, but its leaves, except in 
rigidity, to that of the latter, even to the circle on its 
leaves. P. hepaticifolium of Sprengel is also slightly 
marked with a circle, but the number and form of the 
flowers, and particularly the habit of the plant, are 
totally dissimilar. 
The plant from which our drawing was taken was 
kindly communicated to us by Sir R. C. Hoare, who 
raised it from seed. We find it thrives exceedingly 
well in a mixture of light turfy loam and peat, and it 
seems to be as hardy as any of the genus. Cuttings 
soon strike root planted in pots in the same kind of 
soil, if placed in a sheltered situation. 
