gin, lower petals spatulately ligulate, pale lilac. Fi- 
laments 10, hairy, united at the base, five only bearing 
anthers, which in our specimens were all imperfect, 
two upper sterile ones acute and recurved like hooks, 
from the bend to the base clothed with long spread- 
ing hairs. Germen and aristce villous. Sti/le red, 
hairy on the lower part and smooth on the upper. 
Stigmas 5, purple, revolute. 
This plant is generally considered as a distinct spe- 
cies, but we are inclined to think it a hybrid produc- 
tion, as it is so nearly intermediate between C. hlattaria 
and C. cana. We had for some time supposed that it 
was lost to our collections, only knowing it from Mr. 
Andrews's figure: but in a visit to Sir R. C. Hoare's, 
we were gratified with the sight of fine plants of 
it in full bloom ; and from a specimen communi- 
cated by Sir Richard, bur drawing and description 
were taken. It requires exactly the same kind of treat- 
ment as the other species of this genus. An equal 
mixture of light turfy loam, peat, and sand, is the best 
soil for it ; and young cuttings, planted in the same 
kind of soil and placed on a shelf in the greenhouse, 
will soon strike root. 
Numerous handsome and interesting mules, both 
of this genus and Phymatanthus, and some between 
the two, have been raised from seed at the Nursery of 
Mr. Colvill. The flowers of some of them are very 
large, and the colours fine. We are afraid that seve- 
ral of the old species have entirely disappeared from 
our collections, as we do not know where to find P. 
eriostemon or P. coronopifolium of Jacquin. 
