which are all tipped with little brown glands, and some
long ones intermixed, that are without glands. Petals 5, of
a glossy scarlet, broadly obovate, the 3 lower ones half as
broad again as the upper ones, the points rounded and rather
uneven, but scarcely crenulate, very strongly nerved underneath,
the nerves branching all over the petals, upper ones
of rather a darker scarlet than the lower ones. Filaments
10, erect, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers, two upper
ones very short, points of the filaments bright red. Style
short, quite smooth, of a pale colour. Stigmas 5, red, reflexed.
This brilliant flowered plant is, we believe, of hybrid
origin, and is, we suspect, intermediate tinckianum between P. Ben- and some other sort which we cannot at present
determine: we believe there is not a brighter flowered
sort in the whole tribe; it is readily distinguished from
P. Bentinckianum, by its two upper petals being so much
smaller than the lower ones, and also in thé form of its
leaves : it is of rather a succulent nature, so that it requires
but little water in Winter, and to be preserved in a good
Greenhouse, or warm light room. A rich light soil suits
it best, or it will thrive well in a mixture of light turfy loam
and peat. Cuttings soon strike root, if planted in pots, and
placed in a sheltered situation.
Our drawing was made from a plant in the collection
of R. H. Jenkinson, Esq. last Summer.
rrrat