The specimen of this plant, from which our drawing
was taken, was kindly communicated to ijs by
Miss Newsham from Wetheby Cottage, near Sidmouth,
Devon, who informs us that she raised it from the
seed of the common Horseshoe Geranium, and that
cuttings from the plant always continue true like their
parent. We have no doubt but the plant is of hybrid
origin, and suppose one of its parents to be C. Fother-
gillii, and the other to be one of the variegated-leaved
varieties of C. zmale. It is a very singular and ornamental
plant, its leaves being elegantly reticulated
with pale yellow veins, and often marked with a dark
circle, which gives it a pleasing appearance; the flowers
are also very pretty, but not so fine as those of C. Fo-
thergillii. It is a very free-growing plant, and will
thrive well in any rich light soil, or a mixture of turfy
loam and peat will suit it very well. Cuttings strike
root readily, if planted in pots and placed on a shelf
in the greenhouse.
