all been imperfect in our specimens. Style purple, hairy at
the base, and smooth upwards. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexed,
or revolute.
The present plant is of hybrid origin, but we cannot say
from what sorts it has been produced, but it must have
been from some that are not very nearly related, as it has
never produced perfect anthers in any of the specimens that
we have seen. It is a very pretty and free flowering plant,
and numerous flowers are in bloom at the same time, which
is generally the case with the sterile anthered sorts, as they
are not so likely to become fertilized as those’that produce
pollen, the flowers therefore remain longer without dropping.
The plant from which our drawing was made, was communicated
to us from the Nursery of Mr. Russell, of Battersea
; it is named in compliment to Captain Francis, of
West End Cottage, Martham, Norfolk, who, we are informed,
possesses the finest collection of Geraniaceae in that county,
his collection amounting to near 400 sorts, which he cultivates
with great success.
Like the other plants of this tribe, the present succeeds
well in a mixture of light turfy loam, peat, and sand, or any
other rich light soil, requiring but little water in Winter.
Young cuttings, planted in pots, will soon strike root, if
placed on a shelf in the Greenhouse.
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