antherS;, fertile ones straight before the pollen drops, 
and longer than the petals ; afterwards they roll up. 
Style smooth, flesh-coloured, with a few small hairs at 
the base. Stigmas 5, reflexed. 
This curious and very distinct species was received 
by Mr. Colvill, in the year 1821, from the Cape of 
Good Hope, with several other curious plants belong- 
ing to this family ; and drawings of several of them 
are now in our possession. We believe it has never 
before been published. It is nearer of kin to P. ctith^ 
mifolium than any other with which we are acquainted. 
Being of a very succulent nature, it requires but little 
water, except when growing freely. It succeeds best in 
an equal mixture of light turfy loam, peat, and sand, 
with the pots well drained with potsherds ; and in win- 
ter, when its leaves are fallen, it might be kept quite 
dry till spring. As it makes so few branches, it can 
scarcely be propagated from cuttings ; but seeds of it 
ripen plentifully, if some pollen be attached to the 
stigmas when in bloom. Those should be sown early 
in spring ; and, as soon as they come up, should be 
planted singly in small pots ; as, if they are left too 
long in the seed-pots, they are almost certain to damp 
off at the root. 
