obovate. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing 
anthers. Pollen orange-coloured. Style purple, hairy 
below, and smooth upwards. Stigmas 5, purple, re- 
flexed. 
We suspect the present plant to be a hybrid pro- 
duction, but it is quite impossible to trace its origin 
with any certainty. It is most likely to have descended 
from P. cucullatum mixed with one of the smaller species. 
We recollect having seen it in the collections about 
London for several years past ; and before the modern 
splendid kinds became so numerous, which have of 
late been raised from seeds, this was esteemed as one 
of the leading sorts. It is certainly a very pretty plant, 
and an abundant bloomer; and continues in flower 
till late in autumn, after most of the others of the 
same section are overblown : this induced us to name 
it P. serotinum in Messrs. Colvill's catalogue ; but as it 
has been already published by Professor Link in the 
work above referred to, we willingly adopt his name. 
It is a very hardy greenhouse plant, and thrives well 
in a mixture of loam and peat, or any light vegetable 
mould ; and cuttings root freely if placed in a shady 
situation. 
