redder, very faintly 5-nerved underneath. Filaments 10,
united at the base, 7 bearing perfect anthers: pollen orange-
coloured. Style purple, very hairy above half way up, the
upper part smooth. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexed or revolute,
fimbriate on the upper side.
Our drawing of this grand plant was made last Autumn
at the Nursery of Mrs. More, in the King’s Road, Chelsea,
where it was raised from seed; it is of hybrid origin, and
from the shape of the leaves, and size of the flowers, must
have been between one of the large sorts with one of the
bright red ones : the plant from which our drawing was
taken, was entirely covered with its splendid flowers, which
made a most magnificent appearance. It requires the same
sort of treatment as the others of this tribe, but is rather
tender; a mixture of light turfy loam, peat, and sand, will
suit it very well; and cuttings, planted in pots in the Same
sort of soil, and placed on a shelf in the Greenhouse, will
root readily, but care must be taken that the pots are well
drained, or they will be very liable to rot.