P. l a n c e o l a t u m that had been fertilized with the pollen
of some other sort, but we cannot at present guess at
the species, as a great number of plants were all raised
at the same time from seeds all produced by one plant
that had been set by the pollen of a great number of
sorts: these seeds produced a heterogeneous mass,
scarcely any two of them alike. The present is a pretty
dwarf bushy-growing plant, and an abundant bloomer,
and continues flowering the greater part of the summer
: it is also as hardy as any of the genus, and being
of small growth, it requires but little room. A mixture
of turfy loam, peat, and sand, is the best soil for i t ;
and cuttings soon strike root, if planted in pots and
placed on a shelf in the greenhouse.
We have named the present subject in compliment
to Miss Newsham, of Sidmouth, Devon, a lady much
attached to the science of Botany, and an admirer ot
curious plants; and to-whom we are indebted for the
specimen given in our last plate.
