Park; it belongs to a tribe different from any we have 
yet published, and which will perhaps form a distinct 
genus of themselves; to it belong P. lohatum, tristey 
Jilipendulifoliumy flavum, ardens, quinquevulnerum^ 
bicolor, and some others. 
This pretty species is a native of the Cape of Good 
Hope, and, according to the Hortus Kewensis, was 
introduced in 1795: it is one of the early flowering 
species, being in flower from March till May, and sel- 
dom flowers after that period: it is not so easily ma- 
naged as the tribe in general, being very apt to suffer 
with too much wet after its blooming season is over. 
The best soil for it is an equal quantity of light turfy 
loam and peat, and a good deal of sand mixed with it; 
the pots should also be well drained with potsherds 
broken small, that the wet may pass off" readily, and it 
requires scarcely any water when not in a growing state. 
Cuttings strike root freely, but these are sparingly pro- 
duced : to make up that deficiency, pieces of the root, 
planted in pots with the top just above the surface, will 
produce young plants, but they require scarcely any 
water till they begin to grow, when they may be planted 
singly in small pots. 
