longing to Sir R. C. Hoare, with which we were highly 
gratified, being far beyond our expectations in beauty 
and variety: from a specimen of one of these our draw- 
ing was taken; it is of hybrid origin, having been 
raised by Sir Richard from the seed of P.fulgidum: for 
the following account we are obliged to him : P. scin- 
tillans raised from the seed of the ori^mdLlfulgidum, at 
the same time with the ignescens. I had a third va- 
riety at the same time, varying in foliage, but a bad 
flower." 
In our account of P. ignescens, No. 2, we were doubt- 
ful whether it was a hybrid production or a real species. 
This now clears up the point. They have certainly very 
little affinity to the original, or with each other; and we 
have lately seen plants raised from the seeds of P. 
ignescens which differ much more from that than these 
do from each other. 
We have seldom seen this plant in health, and never 
in flower in a perfect state, in the neighbourhood of 
London ; yet it appears to thrive well and flower abun- 
dantly in Sir Richard's collection, and Mr. Colvill has 
some plants at present that are thriving very well : it is 
not a tender plant, as we find the more airy the situa- 
tion where it is kept, the healthier it is: it thrives best 
with us in a mixture of rather more than one half of 
light turfy loam, and the rest peat or decayed leaves, 
and likes a moderate supply of water. Cuttings strike 
root very freely planted in pots and placed in a shady 
situation. 
