ovate, undulate, strongly veined at the back, of a pale 
lilac, with a short red line at the base of each, forked 
downwards, ungues with an auricle on the inferior 
margin, lower petals ligulate or narrowly spatulate, of 
the same colour. Filaments 10, pubescent, 5 only 
bearing anthers, 2 upper sterile ones longer than the 
others and recurved. Capsules hispid. Arlstce spiral, 
villous, and bearded inwards. Sti/le red, hairy. Stigmas 
5, dark red, recurved. 
This handsome species is nearer related to Pe- 
largonium eriostemon of Jacquin than to any other, but 
in that the petals are white and notched at the end. 
C. verhasciflora seems to be intermediate of the present 
plant and C. blattaria; perhaps it is a mule. We re- 
ceived a fine specimen of it last summer from Sir R. C. 
Hoare, which we intend to publish soon. The present 
is the largest flowered of the genus with which we 
are acquainted. It makes a handsome plant, and 
grows freely if planted in an equal mixture of turfy 
loam, peat, and sand. The pots must be well drained 
with potsherds, that the wet may pass off readily. 
Cuttings soon strike root if planted in pots in the 
same kind of soil, and placed on a shelf in the green- 
house. 
Our drawing was taken at the Nursery of Messrs, 
Colvill last summer, where it began to flower the 
beginning of March, and continued in fine bloom tilt 
late in the autumn. 
