Many varieties of the present plant, differing considerably
in colour, are cultivated in various collections, under
the name of P. dianthiflorum, and Helen, and a good
figure of one of the varieties is given in Colla’s Hortus
Ripulensis; it is readily distinguished lium, from P. quercifo- the only one with which it is likely to be confounded
by its shorter petals, which are notched at the ends, and
do not hang down so loosely as that species. It makes a
pretty variety amongst the other sorts, and is a very early
bloomer, which makes it the more desirable; it thrives well
in any rich light soil ; and young cuttings, planted in pots,
and placed in a shady situation, will soon strike root.
Our drawing was made from a plant at the Nursery of
Mr. Colvill, this Spring.
