This very beautiful and singular plant is of hybrid origin,
having been raised in 1823 in the fine collection of
Robert Henry Jenkinson, Esq. from dum, a seed of V.fulgi- which, from all appearance and the great lengthof
imtsa pcertiaal sa, smtrausgta lhifaovleia ,been fertilized by the pollen of Di- or some nearly related plant; it is
altogether a very different plant from any other that we
have seen, which makes it a great acquisition; and like the
rest of the section to which it is related, it will grow freely,
and produce an abundance of flowers all the Summer, if
properly treated : like the other tuberous-rooted sorts, it
succeeds well in a mixture of light turfy loam, peat, and
sand, or any other light soil, requiring very little water in
Winter; the pots must also be well drained, that the wet
may pass off readily; and when the plants begin to grow
freely, which generally takes place about Christmas, they
will then require to be shifted into other pots, and all the
loose mould to be taken from their roots, as the more fresh
soil they have to grow in, the better they will thrive: the
best method of increasing it is by the little tubers of its
roots, planted with their tops above the surface of the
mould, that they may not rot; those require no water till
the wound becomes dry; they may then be watered regularly,
and they will soon be nice young plants.