bearing anthers, which are always imperfect. Style
quite smooth, flesh-coloured. Stigmas 5, of the same
colour, reflexed.
This curious and handsome plant is a hybrid production,
and is intermediate between P. fulgidum and
Hoarea nutans. It is one of the mules that was raised
last year from seed by Mr. Smith, at the Earl of Liverpool’s,
CoombeWood, where our drawing was made
this spring. I t appears to be a very free grower and
easily managed, and it has continued to flower in succession
all the summer. Like the rest of the tuberous-
rooted species, it will thrive best in a mixture of turfy
loam, peat, and sand, watering it only when in a growing
or flowering state, and keeping it quite dry when
dormant. It may be readily increased by the little tubers
from the root, which must be planted in pots in
the same kind of soil, with their tops just above the
ground that they may not rot. They require no water
until the wound is dried up, and then but sparingly.
As soon as they begin to grow freely, they may be
transplanted into small pots and watered regularly
when dry.