side and furrowed on the upper. Petioles flat and fur- 
rowed on the upper side, and convex below, dilated 
upwards, and thickly covered with long soft hairs. 
Stipules widely cordate, fringed, deeply toothed, and 
ending- in an acute point. Peduncles many-flowered, 
thickly covered with long soft unequal hairs. Involucre 
of several bractes, often joined at the base; hractes 
ovate, concave, ending abruptly in an acute point, very 
hairy. Pedicles short, scarcely as long as the bractes. 
Calyx 5-cleft, segments narrowly lanceolate, acute, 
reflexed when in flower, thickly clothed with soft villous 
hairs. Nectarif erous tube short, flattened on both sides, 
much shorter than the calyx. Petals 5, the 2 upper- 
most broadly ovate, in our variety, a-, white a little in- 
clining to blush, with a beautiful dark crimson spot in 
the centre, and from the base branch dark purple 
stripes, which branch again towards the upper part, 
and are lighter at the outsides ; lower petals ovate, 
white, faintly marked with red lines at the base. Fila- 
ments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers. Style 
purple, hairy below, and smooth on the upper part. 
Stigmas 5, purple and revolute. 
This fine plant is of hybrid origin, and is interme- 
diate between P. cucullatum and P. superbum (Gera- 
nium speciosum of Andrews, but not P. speciosum of 
Willdenow) : we have enumerated several varieties of 
it, which differ chiefly in size and colour, and we 
have seen several others, but have not had an oppor- 
tunity of examining them; they are all fine showy 
plants and free growers, thriving well in a light turfy 
loam mixed with a little peat or decayed leaves. Cut- 
tings root readily, planted in pots and placed in a 
sheltered situation. 
Our drawing was taken from a fine plant in the 
collection of the Earl of Liverpool at Coombe Wood, 
where it was raised from seed by Mr. Smith. 
