we suspected that they might both prove the same,
having at that time only seen an imperfect specimen;
but we are now convinced that they are very different,
the present plant being much nearer allied to P. obla-
tum, from which it differs chiefly in its flowers being
on longish footstalks and the petals of a different form;
the leaves are also flatter, and the plant more erect.
It was raised from seed by the gardener of Lord James
Murray, and named by him in compliment to his
Lordship. It certainly deserves to rank amongst the
finest varieties, being a strong handsome-growing
plant, an abundant bloomer, and continues in flower
the greater part of the year: it is also as hardy as any
of the genus, and thrives well in any rich light soil.
Cuttings soon strike root, if placed in a shady situation.
In Mr. Colvill’s collection some mules have been
raised between the present plant and P. ignescens, and
others between the latter and P. Husseyanum: these'
are expected to flower this summer, and we should
expect them to surpass every thing of the kind that
has yet been seen.
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