lighter ground; lower petals of an oblong oval, very 
obtuse, rose-coloured. Filaments 10, united at the 
base, 7 bearing anthers. Pollen orange-coloured. 
Germen and aristae villous. Style red, slightly hairy 
on the lower part, and smooth on the upper. Stigmas 
5, bright red, revolute. 
This plant is without doubt a hybrid production, 
and intermediate between P. augustum, or perhaps P. 
quercifolium, and some of the round-leaved kinds; but 
we cannot trace its origin with certainty. We received 
it from Messrs. Sweet’s and Miller, of the Bristol Nur¬ 
sery, who have named it in compliment to Mr. Wil¬ 
liam Breese, a skilful and experienced cultivator of 
exotic plants. It is a hardy freegrowing sort, and con¬ 
tinues in flower the greater part of the year. A mixture 
of loam and peat, or decayed leaves, suit it well, or 
any rich vegetable mould; and cuttings soon strike 
root, if planted in the same kind of soil, and placed in 
a sheltered situation. 
