bluish lilac, with a faint purple spot in the centre, and nu¬ 
merous purple lines between it and the base, that are more 
or less branched, at the back strongly 2 -nerved, the nerves 
branching: lower petals of a paler lilac, very narrow at 
the base, also 2-nerved at the back, the nerves much 
branched. Filaments 10, connected at the base, 7 bearing 
anthers: pollen orange-coloured. Style purple, slightly 
hairy below, and naked upwards. Stigmas 5, purple, with 
revolute points. 
This large flowering plant is of hybrid origin, and was 
raised from seed in the collection of R. H. Jenkinson, Esq. 
where our drawing was made in July last; it belongs to the 
same tribe as P. macranthon, P. amplissimum, and many 
other nearly related sorts; but what its real parents were, 
is not easy to be ascertained. It is a very strong, free 
growing plant, and produces its flowers in abundance all the 
Summer, thriving well in a rich light soil. Cuttings root 
freely, if planted in pots, and placed in a sheltered situa¬ 
tion ; it may also be propagated by cuttings of the roots. 
