pale-coloured, hairy at the base and smooth upwards.
Stigmas 5, reflexed.
This veiy beautiful little plant is of hybrid origin,
and was raised from seed by Mr. Smith, at the Earl of
Liverpool’s, Coombe Wood. It is intermediate between
Dimacria pinnata and Pelargonium fulgidum.
Its leaves and mode of growth and shape of the flowers
are chiefly those of the former with a little mixture of
the other, while its number of anthers and the colour
of its flowers partake of the latter, though 2 of its
filaments are much longer than the others, as in Dimacria.
Besides the present plant, Mr. Smith has
raised several other very curious mules between P. fu lgidum
and some of the tuberous-rooted species: some
of them are now in flower and are very beautiful. In
the collection of Mr. Jenkinson and Mr. Colvill are
several others, and also some between P.fulgidum and
th e , tribe to which P. echinatum belongs, so that our
novelties in the tribe still continue to increase instead
of diminishing.
This plant, though a little caulescent, requires exactly
the same kind of treatment as the other tuberous-
rooted kinds. The best soil for it is an equal mixture
of turfy loam, peat, and sand, watering it only when
quite dry, and never over the leaves. When it becomes
dormant, it requires no more water till it begins
to grow afresh. It is propagated by the little tubers
of the root, or by seeds.