We are not certain of the origin of the present 
plant, nor can we determine whether it is a genuine 
species or a hybrid |jroduction. Mr. Andrews supposes 
it to be a real species. If of hybrid origin, we should 
suppose one of its parents to be P. grandjflorum, and 
the other P. Beaufortice or P. ohtusilohum. It is now less 
frequently met with in collections than it was some 
years back ; so many handsome new varieties having 
sprung up, has occasioned it to be somewhat neglected : 
but it is nevertheless a very ornamental plant, and a 
good bloomer ; it is also as hardy as any of its tribe, 
and thrives well in a mixture of turfy loam and peat, 
or any other rich vegetable mould, producing its flow- 
ers all the summer and till late in autumn. Cuttings 
strike root readily, if planted in pots and placed in a 
shady situation. 
Drawn at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill in October 
last. 
