of a bright purplish red, inclining to crimson, with a
bright velvetty spot in the centre, below which are two
dark lines much branched: lower petals very broad,
flat at the points, and rounded, of a paler colour, strongly
veined at the back. Filaments 10, connected at the
base, 7 bearing anthers, which were all imperfect in
our specimens. Style bright purple, thinly clothed with
hairs nearly all its length. Stigmas 5, dark purple, reflexed
at the points.
Our drawing of this magnificent plant, was made
this Spring, from a plant in the collection of L.Weltje,
Esq. of Hammersmith, who raised it from seed, and
who has named it in compliment to Mrs. Tyrwhit
Drake, of Amersham: what its original parents were,
we cannot with certainty ascertain, but it is certainly
one of the best shaped flowers we have seen for some
time, its petals being so broad, and neatly imbricate,
as well as its rich colours : it thrives well in any rich
sandy soil; and cuttings, planted in pots in the same
sort of soil, will root freely.