from the seed of a plant of P. Julgidum that had been
impregnated by some other kind, and from a specimen
sent us by him our drawing and description were taken.
It is so very unlike any other with which we are acquainted,
that we can form no guess concerning its
other parent. It is always likely to remain a scarce
plant, as it makes few shoots, and those generally
covered with flowers. We find it thrive in an equal
mixture of turfy loam, peat, and sand, watering it
but sparingly in winter. Cuttings, when they can be
procured, will strike root freely if planted in the
same kind of soil, and set on a shelf in the greenhouse.
The best time for planting them is in spiing,
that the young plants may be established before
winter.
