anthers. Pollen orange-coloured. Germen villous. 
Style red, hairy. Stigmas 5, reflexed. 
This fine strong-growing species is an old inhabit- 
ant of our greenhouses, being introduced from the 
Cape in the year 1774: it is one of the early flowering 
species, beginning to bloom in March, and continues 
to flower till late in autumn. It is not so much cul- 
tivated now as it was some years back, so many 
showy new ones having sprung up, which has occa- 
sioned it to be neglected; but it is well deserving a 
place in any collection, from its hardiness and abun- 
dance of bloom. It may be readily distinguished from 
all others, except P. conduplicatum, by its narrow 
lower petals, and from that by its flat leaves. It will 
grow freely in any rich garden soil, or a mixture of 
turfy loam and decayed leaves, or peat, will suit it vei-y 
well. Cuttings strike root freely, planted under hand- 
glasses, or in pots placed in a sheltered situation. 
Our drawing was taken from a plant communicated 
by Mr. Anderson, from the Apothecaries' Garden, Chel- 
sea, where we are glad to find many of the old species 
still remaining, that are nearly lost in more modern 
collections. 
