Style purple, hairy below and smooth on the upper
part. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexed.
We suspect this fine plant to be a hybrid production,
but we cannot with any certainty refer to its
origin: it might have been produced between P.jlorri-
dum and P. Beaufortice, or perhaps the latter with P.
cucullatum. It is certainly a very desirable plant, as
it is a free grower, an abundant bloomer, and as hardy
as any in the genus. It thrives well in a mixture of
turfy loam and peat, or any rich vegetable mould; and
cuttings soon strike root if placed in a sheltered situation.
Our drawing was taken at the Nursery of Mr. Col-
vill, where several fine plants of it were in full bloom
all the summer and till late in autumn.
