from a seed of P. fulgidum that had been fertilized 
with the pollen of Hoarea melanantha. It began 
blooming this year in May, and appears likely to 
continue in flower all the summer. It produces seven 
anthers like its parent, but with us at present they 
have always been imperfect. Some very beautiful 
mule varieties nearly allied to the present, though suf- 
ficiently distinct, are now in fine bloom in the rich 
collection of Robert Henry Jenkinson, Esq. and many 
other very curious tuberous-rooted kinds are likely to 
flower this season. / 
The present plant, like the others to which it is 
allied, thrives best in an equal mixture of turfy loam, 
peat, and sand, watering it but sparingly, and not at 
all in winter, when in a dormant state. It may be 
propagated by the little tubers of the root, planted in 
the same kind of soil, with their tops just above the 
surface of the ground that they may not rot, and they 
will soon make nice young plants. 
