like hooks ; the upper one broadest, ovate ; the others 
unequal in size, either broadly or narrowly lanceolate. 
Nectariferous tube about the length of, or scarcely so 
long as the calyx, much flattened on both sides and 
gibbous at the base. Petals 5; the two upper ones obo- 
vate, unequal-sided, narrowing to the base, of a pale 
blush, with a large dark purple patch in the centre, that 
breaks out into a few short lines; lower petals narrower, 
oblong, white or pale blush, with a faint pale purple 
blotch in the centre of each. Filaments 10, united at the 
base, 7 bearing anthers. Style purple, very hairy below 
the middle, and smooth upwards. Stigmas 5, dark 
purple, the points reflexed. 
The present pretty little plant is of hybrid origin, and 
was raised at the Nursery of Mr. Dennis, from a seed of 
P. Limonium, and from a plant in his collection, our 
drawing was taken last Summer; its leaves have a very 
peculiar scent, very much resembling that of green 
ginger: it forms a neat bushy little plant, and makes a 
very pretty appearance when covered with its delicate 
flowers, which are produced all the Summer and till late 
in Autumn, thriving well in any rich light soil, and may 
be grown in the light window of a room, or in the Green¬ 
house in Winter; young cuttings, planted in pots in the 
same sort of soil in Spring or Summer, and placed in a 
shady situation, and regularly supplied with water when 
dry, will soon strike root. 
