ed. Style flesh-coloured, very hairy. Stigmas 5, of
the same colour, reflexed.
This neat little plant is of hybrid origin, and was
raised the year before last from seed, at the Nursery of
Mr. Colvill. One of its parents was H. melanantha,
the other we are not quite certain of; perhaps it might
be H. corydaliflora. It is a very free grower and .flowers
abundantly, the flowers being produced in succession
all the summer. Like all the others of the tuberous-
rooted tribe, it succeeds best in an equal portion of
turfy loam, peat, and sand, requiring no water when in
a dormant state. The best method of propagating it
is by the little tubers from the root, taken off close to
the old one: these must be planted in the same sort
of soil, with their tops just above the surface of the
mould; they then require no water till the wound is
dried up; after that they must be watered occasionally,
but sparingly, till they begin to grow ; they then require
a constant supply. If the roots are buried altogether,
they are very liable to rot, from the moisture
settling on the wound.