all been imperfect in our specimens. Style purple, hairy at 
the base, and smooth upwards. Stigmas 5, purple, reflex¬ 
ed, or revolute. 
The present plant is of hybrid origin, but we cannot say 
from what sorts it has been produced, but it must have 
been from some that are not very nearly related, as it has 
never produced perfect anthers in any of the specimens that 
we have seen. It is a very pretty and free flowering plant, 
and numerous flowers are in bloom at the same time, which 
is generally the case with the sterile anthered sorts, as they 
are not so likely to become fertilized as those that produce 
pollen, the flowers therefore remain longer without drop¬ 
ping- 
The plant from which our drawing was made, was com¬ 
municated to us from the Nursery of Mr. Russell, of Bat¬ 
tersea ; it is named in compliment to Captain Francis, of 
West End Cottage, Martham, Norfolk, who, we are informed, 
possesses the finest collection of Geraniacese in that county, 
his collection amounting to near 400 sorts, which he culti¬ 
vates with great success. 
Like the other plants of this tribe, the present succeeds 
well in a mixture of light turfy loam, peat, and sand, or any 
other rich light soil, requiring but little water in Winter. 
Young cuttings, planted in pots, will soon strike root, if 
placed on a shelf in the Greenhouse. 
