roundly obovate, of a blush colour, with a large bright 
crimson spot in the centre on a red ground, that joins 
a few purple and red lines which branch from the base: 
lower petals obovate of rather a lighter colour. Fila- 
ments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers. Pollen 
of a light orange colour. Germen villous. Style hairy, 
flesh-coloured. Stigmas 5, red, reflexed. 
Our drawing of this beautiful plant was taken from 
a fine specimen communicated by Sir R. C. Hoare, who 
informs us that he thinks it the handsomest plant he 
cultivates amongst all this numerous family; we have 
therefore named it in compliment to him. We believe 
it to be of hybrid origin, and suspect one of its parents 
to be P. lanceolatum, the other might be P. penicilla- 
tum, or some one very near it : we have this year 
raised several mules from P. lanceolatum which had 
been impregnated with the pollen of several other 
kinds, and we have never seen any vary so much ; none 
of them are the least like the original, and scarcely 
two at all alike. 
Sir Richard informs us that he finds this plant very 
difficult to increase by cuttings, being of so hard and 
rigid a nature that they take a long time to make 
roots ; we have succeeded in striking some veiy well, 
by taking off very young shoots and planting them in a 
mixture of loam, peat, and sand, but they take a 
longer time to root than most other kinds. The plants 
thrive in a mixture of turfy loam and peat, and a little 
sand mixed with it to keep it open. 
