besides a broad spatula-sbaped filament at the back, 
terminated with a sharp mucro (which we suspect is 
the case in all this section). Pollen yellow. Germen 
villous. Style flesh-coloured, short and smooth. Stig- 
mas 5, red, spreading. 
This pretty species belongs to a very distinct section, 
the same to which P. cortuscef'olium, No. 14, belongs; 
to it also belong P. echinatum, P. armatum ( Geranium 
echinatum, rubrum of Andrews), P. crassicaule of 
L'Heritier, P. crassicaule of Botanical Magazine, and 
two handsome mules, P. scepejlorens^ intermediate be- 
tween the present species and P. echinatum or P. arma- 
tum, and P. intermedium, exactly intermediate between 
the present and P. cortuscefolium ; these are the only 
mules we have yet observed in flower belonging to this 
section, but Mr. Colvill has this year raised a curious 
seedling from P. intermedium, that we believe was im- 
pregnated with V.fulgidum, which belongs to a dif- 
ferent section: they are about as distinct from each 
other as P. fulgidum and P. lohatum, at a different 
point of the section. P. lohatum is also nearly related 
to this section, in only bearing 6 perfect anthers, and 
a wide spatulate filament as an attempt at a se- 
venth: we have never met with as few as 5, as stated 
in Botanical Magazine to be always the number they 
had met with. The plants of this section are rather of 
a succulent nature, but have an amazingly hard shining 
bark ; their roots are also tuberous, approaching to the 
section of P. lohatum, &c. P. gihhosum stands inter- 
mediate between the three sections, and would without 
doubt mix with any of them. 
This plant inclining to be succulent, though less 
than any of its kin, care must be taken not to overwater 
it when not growing freely. The best soil for it is 
an equal mixture of very sandy loam and peat; the 
pots must be well drained, that the wet may pass 
readily off". Cuttings root freely planted in pots in the 
same kind of soil, and set on a shelf in the green- 
house. The best time for planting these is in autumn, 
as the plants are then growing most. Our drawing 
was taken at the nursery of Messrs. Colvill and Son in 
August last. 
