vetty patch in the centre, and numerous dark lines 
that are much branched and extend all over the petals: 
lower petals rather paler, much attenuated towards the 
base, also with a faint spot in the centre of each, and 
marked from the base with dark lines that branch all 
over their surface. Filaments 10, connected at the 
base, 7 bearing anthers : pollen orange-coloured. Style 
thickly clothed with stiff bristle-like hairs its whole 
length. Stigmas 5, short; bright purple, the points 
reflexed. 
This pretty-flowering plant is of hybrid origin, and 
was raised from seed at the Nursery of Mr. Dennis, 
where our drawing was made last Summer; it belongs 
to the same tribe as P. Beaufortianum y from which, by 
the intermixture of some other sorts, it has without 
doubt been originally derived: being of free growth, 
an abundant bloomer, and as hardy as any of the tribe, 
will render it a desirable plant for any collection, par¬ 
ticularly as it is so different from most of the other sorts: 
it will succeed well in any rich light soil; and young 
cuttings, planted in pots, in Spring or Summer, and 
placed in a shady situation, will soon strike root. 
