slightly branched, between those are two or three linear 
or forked purplish spots : lower petals ligulate, nearly 
the same colour as the upper ones, but rather darker. 
Filaments 10, collected at the base, seven bearing ari- 
thers, upper one wide and flat like the others of this 
section. Anthers seldom perfect. Style very hairy, 
pale-coloured. Stigmas 5, red, reflexed. 
The present very handsome plant is generally sup- 
posed to be a genuine species, but we have ^scarcely 
any doubt of its being a hybrid production, and interme- 
diate between P. triste and P. bicolor, as in every re- 
spect it is as near as possible between the two ; its flowers 
are more beautiful than either, but it seldom bears 
perfect anthers, another reason for believing it to be 
a mule. In the specimen from which our drawing was 
taken, the anthers were quite perfect, and the plant 
attempted to produce seed, but they all withered be- 
fore they came to perfection. 
It is rather more difficult to manage than most of 
its relatives, being very apt to look yellow and lose a 
great part of its leaves if it chances to get overwatered. 
The best sOil for it is an equal mixture of turfy loam, 
peat, and sand, and the pots to be well drained with 
small potsherds. Cuttings strike root freely, planted in 
pots in the same kind of soil, and placed on a shelf in 
,the greenhouse. 
Drawn at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill> from a plant 
that flowered in autumn. 
