branched ; lower petals of an oblong oval, obtuse, of a 
lighter colour, with darker veins. Filaments 10, only 
7 bearing anthers. Germen and aristce villous. Style 
blush colour, hairy at the base and smooth on the 
upper part. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexed. 
This beautiful plant is a hybrid production, having 
been raised by Mr. Colvill from the seeds of P. ignes- 
censj mixed with some other kind, we believe P. solu- 
hile, as it seems exactly intermediate between the two: 
we think it one of the handsomest that has yet been 
raised: it is a free-growing plant, and continues to 
flower in succession all the summer and till late in 
autumn: it grows freely in a mixture of the greater 
part light turfy loam and the rest peat; and young 
cuttings take root readily, planted in pots in the same 
kind of soil, and placed in a shady situation. 
Our drawing was taken at the nursery of Messrs. 
Colvill and Son, where there are also plants of P. rw- 
bescens for sale, some of which are now in full bloom. 
