Many varieties of the present plant, differing conside¬ 
rably in colour, are cultivated in various collections, under 
the name of P. dianthiflorum, and Helen, and a good 
figure of one of the varieties is given in Colla’s Hortus 
Ripulensis; it is readily distinguished from P .quercifo- 
lium, the only one with which it is likely to be confounded 
by its shorter petals, which are notched at the ends, and 
do not hang down so loosely as that species. It makes a 
pretty variety amongst the other sorts, and is a very early 
bloomer, which makes it the more desirable; it thrives well 
in any rich light soil; and young cuttings, planted in pots, 
and placed in a shady situation, will soon strike root. 
Our drawing was made from a plant at the Nursery of 
Mr. Colvill, this Spring. 
