vetty purple spot in the centre, betwixt which and the
base are several dark lines, a little branched: lower
petals oblong, rounded at the points, three-nerved
underneath, of a bright lilac. Filaments 10, connected
at the base, 7 bearing anthers, that are in general imperfect.
Style of a reddish purple, slightly hairy towards
the base, the upper part smooth. Stigmas 5, dark purple,
reflexed or slightly revolute at the points.
The present pretty plant is also a hybrid production,
and was raised from seed in the collection of L.Weltje,
Esq. of H am m ersm ith, who named it in compliment to
Miss Annesley, of Bletchington, Oxford, a Lady much
attached to this handsome tribe of plants: we cannot
speak with certainty as to its parents, but it is intermediate
between one of the divided-leaved, light-flowering
sorts, and most probably one of the rounder-leaved
red-flowering ones : it is of free growth, an abundant
bloomer, and will continue to flower in succession all
the Summer, thriving well in a rich light soil; and cuttings,
planted in pots, and placed in a sheltered situation,
will strike root freely.
wmmm