which are generally longer than the pedicles. Calyx
5-cleft, segments widely lanceolate, acute, the upper
one largest, erect, the others spreading. Nectariferous
tube unequal in length, in some longer in others not so
long as the calyx, flattened and furrowed on each side,
thickly clothed with long villous hairs. Petals 5, the
two uppermost roundly ovate, oblique at the base,
lower ones oblong or widely ligulate; all of different
shades of red, according to their variety, and the
upper petals marked with spots and stripes as described
under each. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing
anthers. Germen and aristae villous. Style red,
slightly hairy at the base and smooth upwards. Stigmas
5, purple, reflexed.
All these splendid varieties of P. spectabile were
raised last year at the Nursery of Messrs. Colvill, where
our drawing was taken in July last. They were all
produced from the seeds of different varieties of P. cu-
cullatum that had been fertilized with the pollen of
P. ignescens. Some of the varieties have also been raised
in the collection of Robert H. Jenkinson, Esq. They
are all very desirable plants, but «. maculatum is certainly
the finest. They appear to be the hardiest of the
tribe that have yet been raised, and of the largest and
strongest growth: some of the plants were from three to
four feet high the second year from seeds, and their
stems very strong and stout. They require the same
kind of treatment as all the others that are related to
P. ignescens. A mixture of turfy loam, peat, and sand,
is the best compost for them, watering them only when
quite dry. Cuttings will soon strike root if planted in
pots in the same kind of soil, and set on a shelf in
the greenhouse.