purple lines : lower petals oblongly ovate, attenuated
towards the base. Filaments 10, connected at the base,
7 bearing anthers: 'pollen deep orange-coloured. Style
purple, quite smooth its whole length. Stigmas 5, bright
purple, fimbriate, spreading, reflexed or revolute at the
points.
The present fine flowering plant is a hybrid production,
and appears to be intermediate between P . formosissimum and P . macranthon, or some others nearly
related to these, the leaves nearly resembling the former
parent, only larger, as is also the form of the flower,
but it has the long nectariferous tube, size of the flower,
and dark spot of the P. macranthon tribe, as is also the
habit of the plant; it was raised from seed by Messrs.
Colley and Hill, of Hammersmith, where our drawing
was made this Spring. Being of strong and free growth,
it requires to be potted in a rich loamy soil, mixed with
a little rotten dung or decayed leaves; and cuttings will
root freely, if planted in pots and placed in a sheltered
situation. It will certainly be a very desirable plant,
on account of its handsome growth, and size of the
flowers, which are of a pure white, and the purple mark
in the centre is particularly rich and clear.