petals of a lighter colour, marked with faint veins. Fila¬ 
ments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers: pollen 
orange-coloured. Style purple, hairy at the base and smooth 
at the point. Stigmas 5, purple, more or less reflexed. 
The present plant is of hybrid origin, and is nearly re¬ 
lated to P. Barringtonii, but is sufficiently distinguished 
by its larger and stronger teeth of the leaves, and by its 
abundance of flowers; its stamens are also always fertile, 
whereas in P. Barringtonii they are always sterile; it is 
a very abundant bloomer, beginning to flower in March, 
and continuing in bloom all the Summer; it is also very 
hardy, requiring nothing but protection from frost, and 
succeeding well in any rich soil. Cuttings of it root freely, 
planted in pots, and placed in a sheltered situation. Our 
drawing was made last Spring from a plant in the Nursery 
of Mr. Dennis, at Chelsea. 
