little purple spots and short lines: lower ones narrower,
concave, of a lighter colour. Filaments 10, united at the
base, 5 bearing anthers; sterile ones curved inw ards. Style hairy. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexed.
This pretty little plant is a hybrid production, and was
raised in 1823 at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, from a seed
of H. elegans that had been fertilized by the pollen of one
of the dark flowered sorts : it requires the same sort of
treatment as the other tuberous rooted sorts, and will then
produce its flowers in abundance all through the Summer.
An equal mixture of light turfy loam will suit it very well;
and the pots must be well drained with small pieces of
potsherds, that the moisture may pass off readily; after
flowering, and when the plant becomes dormant, it will
require no more w'ater, until it shows an inclination to grow
afresh, it must then be shifted into fresh soil, and as it begins
to grow must be watered regularly; it is readily increased
by the little tubers of its roots.