shorter than the others. Anthers incumbent, ligulate, 
2-celled, bursting in front to discharge the pollen, 
which is of a light orange colour. Germen densely se- 
riceous. Style smooth, purple. Stigmas 5, slightly 
reflexed. 
Our drawing of this plant was taken at Mr. Colvill's 
nursery in September last; it belongs to a natural sec- 
tion, which will most likely be hereafter divided from 
Pelargonium into a distinct genus, particularly as that 
genus is now so numerous that good names are with 
difficulty found for the different species. This sec- 
tion differs from the others in having the 2 upper petals 
smaller and narrower than the lower ones, and the 
stamens short and erect, the 2 back ones very short, 
nearly sessile; the petals are all of one colour, not 
marked with various colours, as in the other sections, 
besides a distinct habit, by which they are readily 
known. To it belongs P. acetosum, stenopetalum, pu- 
milum, scandens, hyhridum, lateritium? zonale, Fother- 
gillii, crenaium, inquinans, heterogamum? The present 
species and several others not yet distinguished. 
This curious plant is seldom seen in flower, and the 
flowers are often so hid amongst the leaves that they 
are easily overlooked: it has flowered more abun- 
dantly at Mr* Colvill's this autumn than ever we have 
observed it do before. We believe no figure of it has 
been published before the present, though it has been 
in the gardens, according to Hortus Kewensis, ever 
since 1784, when it was cultivated by Mrs. Norman. 
It is a hardy plant, and thrives well in loamy soil 
mixed with decayed leaves, and being of a succulent 
nature it requires but little water in winter. Cuttings 
root readily planted in pots or under hand-glasses in a 
sheltered situation. 
