reflexed when in bloom; upper one rather broadest.
Nectariferous tube about the length of the calyx, flattened
on both sides, and gibbous at the base, very hairy.
Petals 5, of a bright lightish purple; the two upper ones
largest, obovate, unequal sided, slightly stained with red
near the centre, marked below with white, from whic
branch a few short dark stripes | lower petals oblong,
slightly crenulated at the ends. Filaments 10, connected
at the base, 7 bearing anthers : pollen of a deep
orange colour. Style purple, quite smooth all its length. Stigmas 5, spreading, dark purple, reflexed or revolute
at the points.
The present handsome plant is a hybrid production,
and was raised from seed in the choice collection ol
L. Weltie, Esq. at Hammersmith; but what its parents
were is not easily to be ascertained; it is of strong tree
orowth, and an abundant bloomer, producing a great
number of its many-flowered umbels, which expand m
succession, the greater part of the Spring and Summer;
thriving well in any rich light soil; and cuttings, planted
in pots, and placed on a shelf in the Greenhouse,
will strike root without any difficulty.