Nectariferous pit small, in some scarcely any. Petals 
5, equal, roundly ovate, white, reticulately veined, 
rugose. Filaments 10, slightly united at the base, in 
some flowers 5, in others 6, bearing anthers ; fertile 
ones spreading, but bent inwards at the points ; sterile 
ones subulate, unequal, and bent inwards. Anthers 
roundly cordate, 2-lobed, bursting in front to dis- 
charge the pollen, which is white and granular. Ger- 
men and aristce hairy. Style quite smooth, green. 
Stigmas 5, reflexed. 
Our drawing was taken from a fine flowering plant, 
kindly communicated to us from the collection of the 
Hon. Mrs. Seymour, of Woburn, Bedfordshire. It 
seems to be rather shy of flowering, or otherwise to 
require particular management to flower it well. The 
present plant had been stunted, and had lost a great 
part of its leaves, which we believe to be the reason of 
its flowering so freely, as in Mr. Colvill's collection 
there is a very large plant, and other smaller ones, 
which are growing very luxuriantly, but show no 
signs of flowering. We suspect that they should be 
kept quite dry through the winter, which would make 
them lose their leaves and set for bloom. In spring, 
as soon as the blossom-bud appears, they should be 
regularly supplied with water, or they may be apt to 
blight. The best soil to make it thrive is a mixture of 
turfy loam, peat, and sand, the same as recommended 
for the other succulent kinds. Cuttings root freely 
planted in the same kind of soil and set on a shelf in 
the greenhouse. 
In our enumeration of the genera belonging to 
Geraniacese, we mentioned it as our opinion that the 
present plant would form a distinct genus. In that 
we are now satisfied, and think it as nearly related to 
Erodium as to Pelargonium, but quite distinct from 
both. It is a native of St. Helena, and has been in 
troduced into this country ever since the year 1765. 
