purple lines : lower petals oblongly ovate, attenuated 
towards the base. Filaments 10, connected at the base, 
7 bearing anthers: pollen deep orange-coloured. Style 
purple, quite smooth its whole length. Stigmas 5, bright 
purple, fimbriate, spreading, reflexed or revolute at the 
points. 
The present fine flowering plant is a hybrid pro¬ 
duction, and appears to be intermediate between P. 
formosissimum and P. macranthon , or some others nearly 
related to these, the leaves nearly resembling the for¬ 
mer parent, only larger, as is also the form of the flower, 
but it has the long nectariferous tube, size of the flower, 
and dark spot of the P . macranthon tribe, as is also the 
habit of the plant; it was raised from seed by Messrs. 
Colley and Hill, of Hammersmith, where our drawing 
was made this Spring. Being of strong and free growth, 
it requires to be potted in a rich loamy soil, mixed with 
a little rotten dung or decayed leaves ; and cuttings will 
root freely, if planted in pots and placed in a sheltered 
situation. It will certainly be a very desirable plant, 
on account of its handsome growth, and size of the 
flowers, which are of a pure white, and the purple mark 
in the centre is particularly rich and clear. 
