orange-coloured. Style dark purple, hairy at the base, and
smooth upwards. Stigmas 5, dark purple, reflexed, or revolute.
This very handsome plant is of hybrid origin, and was
raised from seed by Mr. W. Smith, in the collection of the
Earl of Liverpool; the seed was the produce of a hybrid
that had been raised from P. villosum, fertilized by the pollen
of one of the bright red sorts. It may be considered as
one of the first rate ones, being of strong and handsome
growth, and an abundant bloomer; the flowers are also of
a large size, and of a bright colour, and the dark velvetty
spot in the centre gives it a grand appearance. It is
named in compliment to Robert Barclay, Esq. of Bury-
hill, near Dorking, whose collection of rare and valuable
plants is scarcely to be surpassed, and to whom we are
much obliged for specimens of numerous new and rare
plants for our various publications; like the rest of the
tribe to which the present plant is nearest related, it thrives
well in a rich light soil; and cuttings, planted in pots, in
Spring or Summer, will strike root readily.