spreading: the two upper ones much the largest, obovate, 
unequal sided, of a dark scarlet, with a broad dark brown 
patch in the centre, lighter below, and numerous dark lines 
from the base, that branch all over the petals: lower pe¬ 
tals ligulate, lighter-coloured, purple at the base and red at 
the points, with 2 or 3 darker branching veins from the 
base. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers: 
pollen orange-coloured. Style purple, hairy more than half 
way up. Stigmas 5 , long, dark purple, spreading, the points 
reflexed. 
Our drawing of this handsome plant was taken in 
August last, at the Nursery of Mr. W. Russell, at Battersea, 
where it was raised from seed, and was then in flower for 
the first time; it is of hybrid origin, and appears to be in¬ 
termediate between P. Laconics and one of the lobed-leaved 
sorts. Its flowers are of a very brilliant colour; and from 
the habit of the plant, there is no doubt but it will be an 
abundant bloomer, and of free growth, thriving well in a 
light sandy soil, or an equal portion of turfy loam, peat, 
and sand, will suit it very well, giving it but little water in 
Winter, and keeping it in a light airy part of the Green¬ 
house; young cuttings, planted in pots in Spring or Sum¬ 
mer, in the same sort of soil, and placed on a shelf in the 
Greenhouse, will soon strike root. 
We have named it in compliment to the Lady of Hubert 
De Burgh, Esq., of West Drayton, near Uxbridge, a 
Lady m^ch attached to this handsome tribe of plants, and 
in whose neighbourhood floriculture is pursued with con¬ 
siderable zeal, and good success. 
