darker patch : unguis bearded. FilammU 10, united 
and bearded at the base, five only bearing anthers: 
pollen orange-coloured. Stigmas 6, sessile. 
This beautiful species of Erodium was raised at the 
Nursery of Mr. Colvill, in the autumn of 1822, from 
seeds sent him by Mr. Otto, Curator of the Botanical 
Garden at Berlin. It is a native of Sicily, and we ex- 
pect it will prove quite hardy. Plants raised from 
seeds in spring will flower late in autumn, and, if 
kept in a greenhouse, will continue to flower nearly 
all the winter. It is a very proper plant for adorning 
rock-work, where it would appear to great advantage, 
thriving well in the common garden soil; or a mixture 
of sandy loam and peat, or decayed leaves, suits it 
very well. Cuttings root freely. It also ripens plenty 
of seeds, if some pollen be attached to the stigmas 
when in bloom. 
Our drawing was taken from a plant when it first 
flowered, which we consider its most perfect state. 
The figure of the Botanical Magazine was from a side 
branch, so that the habit of the plant could not be 
seen. 
