The present fine plant, which is the largest flowered of 
any of the red sorts that we have yet seen, is of hybrid 
origin, and was raised from seed by Mr. Smith, in the col¬ 
lection of the Earl of Liverpool, at Coombe Wood, where 
our drawing was made in May last; it is difficult to guess 
from what sorts it had been produced, but it is related to 
P. macranthon, from which one of its parents must have 
originated; being of strong growth, and flowering freely, it 
may be considered a great improvement in this tribe, and 
will be a grand plant for growing in a large pot to make a 
splendid appearance, thriving well in a rich light soil; and 
cuttings root readily, planted in pots, and placed in a shel¬ 
tered situation. 
