lower ones oblong, obtuse, strongly nerved underneath 
with several veins that are slightly branched. Filaments 
10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers, that are always 
sterile or producing no pollen. Style pale blush, smooth 
its whole length. Stigmas 5, purple, the points re¬ 
flexed. 
The present curious and very distinct plant is of 
hybrid origin, and appears to be intermediate between 
P. Daveyanum and one of the small-leaved sorts; it 
differs materially from all others with which we are ac¬ 
quainted, by its small woolly leaves, bushy growth, and 
the few flowers on each peduncle; but as these are pro¬ 
duced in great abundance, it makes up that deficiency. 
The plant from which our drawing was taken, was 
sent to us from the Nursery of Messrs. Young, Nursery¬ 
men, at Epsom, who raised it from seed; from the 
bright colour of its flowers, and distinct habit, it may 
be considered a desirable plant; thriving well in a light 
sandy soil, or a mixture of light turfy loam, peat, and 
sand, will suit it very well, giving it but little water in 
winter; the pots must also be well drained with potsherds 
broken small, that the wet may pass off readily: young 
cuttings, planted in pots in the same sort of soil, and 
placed on a shelf in the Greenhouse, will strike root 
readily. 
