on a flat filament, Oermen hairy. Aristas villous. 
Style smooth, of a light red. Stigmas revolute. 
In Mr. Lodcliges' Botanical Cabinet, this plant is 
stated as being a native of the Cape of Good Hope, but 
we have lately been informed that it is a hybrid pro- 
duction, and was first raised in the nursery of Mr. Lee, 
at Hammersmith, from the seeds of P. lohatum im- 
pregnated by F. fulgidum; this we believe, since it is 
exactly intermediate between the two: in habit and 
character it corresponds with the section of the former, 
but the colour and form of the leaves is that of the lat- 
ter. The parent plants belong to distinct sections, but 
V.fulgidum is an extreme species in the section of the 
true Pelargonia, and readily joins with P. gibbosum, 
which is intermediate between that and the section 
to which P. lobatum belongs. We find it very difficult 
to seed any plant of one section, impregnated by the 
pollen of another; but they will readily mix with any 
one belonging to the same section; and when we ob- 
tain a mule from two different sections, it will seldom 
produce seed, and if ever it does, the only way is to 
impregnate it with the pollen of one of its parents, for 
it seldom produces any pollen of itself, and if ever it 
does, that is generally imperfect. P. Blandfordianum 
(Geranium Blandfordium of Andrews) we believe to be 
another mule between different sections, perhaps be- 
tween P- graveolens and P. echinatum, as it has the 
leaves of the former and flowers of the latter: we have 
never been able to detect the least vestige of pollen in 
its anthers, and the germen is so imperfect, that we 
have never been able to induce the appearances of in- 
cipient fecundity; which we have in several other kinds 
where the seed was after all abortive. 
This handsome plant is a great acquisition to this 
extensive family, from the brilliancy of its flowers ; an- 
other thing which makes it desirable, is its flowering 
in succession the greater part of the year. An equal 
mixture of turfy loam, peat, and sand, is the best soil 
for it; and cuttings root freely planted in pots and 
placed on a shelf in the greenhouse. Our drawing was 
taken at the nursery of Messrs. Colvill and Son in May 
last. 
