This very handsome plant is a hybrid production,
and was raised last year at the Nursery of Messrs.
Colvill, from a seed of P. ignescens that had been
fertilized by the pollen of P. quercifolium. We think
it one of the handsomest, and it certainly is one of the
most distinct mules of the shrubby kind that has yet
been raised. Its brilliancy of colour exceeds all of the
tribe that we have yet published, and no artificial colouring
can come any way near it. Its habit and the
form of the leaves, likewise the number of flowers
in the umbel, are very near P. quercifolium, but the
loose growth of the umbel and the colour of the
flowers are more like P. ignescens, except the obscure
spot on the under petals, which is similar in several
varieties of P. quercifolium. It seems to be a free-
growing plant, and thrives well in a mixture of turfy
loam, peat, and sand. Cuttings also strike root readily
if planted in pots in the same kind of soil, and
placed on a shelf in the greenhouse.
