pale-coloured, hairy at the base and smooth upwards. 
Stigmas 5, reflexed. 
This veiy beautiful little plant is of hybrid origin, 
and was raised from seed by Mr. Smith, at the Earl of 
Liverpool's, Coombe Wood. It is intermediate be- 
tween Dimacria pinnata and Pelargonium fulgidum. 
Its leaves and mode of growth and sliape of the flowers 
are chiefly those of the former with a little mixture of 
the other, while its number of anthers and the colour 
of its flowers partake of the latter, though 2 of its 
filaments are much longer than the others, as in Di- 
macria. Besides the present plant, Mr. Smith has 
raised several other very curious mules between V. ful- 
gidum and some of the tuberous-rooted species : some 
of them are now in flower and are very beautiful. In 
the collection of Mr. Jenkinson and Mr. Colvill are 
several others, and also some between V. fulgidum and 
the tribe to which P. echinatum belongs, so that our 
novelties in the tribe still continue to increase instead 
of diminishing. 
This plant, though a little caulescent, requires ex- 
actly the same kind of treatment as the other tuberous- 
rooted kinds. The best soil for it is an equal mixture 
of turfy loam, peat, and sand, watering it only when 
quite dry, and never over the leaves. When it be- 
comes dormant, it requires no more water till it begins 
to grow afresh. It is propagated by the little tubers 
of the root, or by seeds. 
