others reflexed. Nectariferous tube about half the length 
of the calyx, much flattened on each side and gibbous 
at the base. Petals 5, spreading, crenulate at the ends: 
the two upper ones broadest, broadly obovate, very 
unequal sided, of a bright red, a little inclining to pur¬ 
ple, with a faint patch in the centre, below which are 
numerous dark lines, much branched: lower petals ob¬ 
long, inclining to obovate, of a pale lilac or blush, 
marked with stronger veins. Filaments 10, connected 
at the base, 7 bearing anthers : pollen orange-coloured. 
Style long, bright purple, quite smooth all its length. 
Stigmas 5, dark purple, fimbriate, the points reflexed. 
Our drawing of this handsome plant was taken this 
Spring, in the collection of L. Weltje, Esq. of Ham¬ 
mersmith, where it was raised from seed; it is of 
hybrid origin, but we cannot speak with certainty of 
its parents, which were most probably hybrids from 
three or four generations, but the origin must have 
been formerly from P . crenulatum that has been mixed 
with one of the red flowering sorts. It is of free growth, 
an abundant bloomer, and thrives well in a rich light 
soil; young cuttings, planted in pots, and placed in a 
shady situation, will root readily. 
