vetty patch in the centre, and numerous dark lines
that are much branched and extend all over the petals.
lower petals rather paler, much attenuated towards the
base, also with a faint spot in the centre of each, and
marked from the base with dark lines that branch all
over their surface. Filaments 10, connected at the
base, 7 bearing anthers: pollen orange-coloured, Style
thickly clothed with stiff bristle-like hairs its whole
length. Stigmas 5, short; bright purple, the points
reflexed.
This pretty-flowering plant is of hybrid origin, and
was raised from seed at the Nursery of Mr. Dennis,
where our drawing was made last Summer; it belongs
to the same tribe as P. Feaufortianum, from which, by
the intermixture of some other sorts, it has without
doubt been originally derived: being of free growth,
an abundant bloomer, and as hardy as any of the tribe,
will render it a desirable plant for any collection, particularly
as it is so different from most of the other sorts:
it will succeed well in any rich light soil; and young
cuttings, planted in pots, in Spring or Summer, and
placed in a shady situation, will soon strike root.