gin, lower petals spatula'tely ligulate, pale lilac. Filaments
10, hairy, united at the base, five only bearing
anthers, which in our specimens were all imperfect,
two upper sterile ones acute and recurved like hooks,
from the bend to the base clothed with long spreading
hairs. Germen and aristas villous. Style red,
hairy on the lower part and smooth on the upper.
Stigmas 5, purple, revolute.
This plant is generally considered as a distinct species,
but we are inclined to think it a hybrid production,
as it is so nearly intermediate between C. blattaria
and C. cana. We had for some time supposed that it
was lost to our collections, only knowing it from Mr.
Andrews’s figure: but in a visit to Sir R. C. Hoares,
we were gratified with the sight of fine plants of
it in full bloom; and from a specimen communicated
by Sir Richard, our drawing and description
were taken. It requires exactly the same kind of treatment
as the other species of this genus. An equal
mixture of light turfy loam, peat, and sand, is the best
soil for i t ; and young cuttings, planted in the same
kind of soil and placed on a shelf in the greenhouse,
will soon strike root.
Numerous handsome and interesting mules, both
of this genus and Phymatanthus, and some between
the two, have been raised from seed at the Nursety of
Mr. Colvill. The flowers of some of them are very
large, and the colours fine. We are afraid that several
of the old species have entirely disappeared from
our collections, as we do not know where to find P.
eriostemon or P. coronopifolium of Jacquin.