p. lanceolatum that had been fertilized with the pollen 
of some other sort, but we cannot at present guess at 
the species, as a great number of plants were all raised 
at the same time from seeds all produced by one plant 
that had been set by the pollen of a great number of 
sorts: these seeds produced a heterogeneous mass, 
scarcely any two of them alike. The present is a pretty 
dwarf bushy-growing plant, and an abundant bloomer, 
and continues flowering the greater part of the sum- 
mer : it is also as hardy as any of the genus, and being 
of small growth, it requires but little room. A mixture 
of turfy loam, peat, and sand, is the best soil for it ; 
and cuttings soon strike root, if planted in pots and 
placed on a shelf in the greenhouse. 
We have named the present subject in compliment 
to Miss Newsham, of Sidmouth, Devon, a lady much 
attached to the science of Botany, and an admirer of 
curious plants ; and to whom we are indebted for the 
specimen given in our last plate. 
