ulate. Pollen cream-coloured. Germen and aristae
villous. Style slightly hairy below and smooth upwards.
Stigmas 5, slightly reflexed.
This elegant little species has long been an inhabitant
of our greenhouses; though it is now far from
being common. It has generally passed in our gardens
under the name of P. ciliatum, having been figured by
Mr. Andrews under that name ; but it is quite different
from the P. ciliatum of L’Héritier, whose plant
is generally adopted. Like the rest of the tuberous-
rooted tribe, it thrives well in an equal mixture of turfy
loam, peat, and sand, leaving it quite dry all the time
it is dormant. If kept in a warmish situation, it will
begin to grow about Christmas, when it should be. repotted
in fresh soil, and a little water given it ; and
as it begins to grow it must be watered regularly, but
only when it is quite dry, and never over the leaves.
It may be increased by the little tubers from the roots,
or from seeds, which ripen in abundance if some
pollen be attached to the stigmas when in bloom.
Drawn at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill in May last.