This fine plant is also of hybrid origin, and was raised
irom seed by Mr. Smith, in the Earl of Liverpool’s col-
mction at Coombe Wood; the seed was the produce of
• wurantiacum, that had been fertilized by the pollen of
E. dmnthiflorum ; the habit of the plant, and the form of
the leaves and flowers, partake most of the latter parent;
ut the colour is more like the former, except the spots on
the petals, which are also produced by P. dianthiflorum,
so that the plant altogether resembles the male parent
much more than it does the female; this is oftener the case
waD contrary > but it occasionally happens the other
This is also an early bloomer, our drawing having been
made in April last; like its nearest relatives, it thrives well
m a rich light soil, or a mixture of turfy loam, peat, and
sand, will suit it very well. Cuttings root readily, if planted
m pots, and placed on a shelf in the greenhouse.
