and marked in the centre with a large dark velvet patch,
below which are several short dark lines : lower petals oblong,
obtuse, strongly veined underneath, the veins branched.
Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers. Style dark purple, all over hairy. Stigmas 5, very long,
dark purple, revolute or twisted at the points.
The present fine plant is a hybrid production, and was
raised from seed by Mr. J. Young, Nurseryman, at Taunton
; it appears to be intermediate between P. Barringto-
nii or one of the dark purple flowered sorts and P. villosam,
the habit of the plant and colour of the flower partaking
chiefly of the former parent, but the form of the flower,
and the large mark on the petals, are more like the latter
; it is certainly the finest of the purples that we have
yet seen, and is a strong free-growing plant, succeeding
well in any rich light soil, and only requiring to be protected
from frost in Winter, and to be kept in a light situation
; cuttings, planted in pots in the same sort of soil,
strikOe urro odtr afwreienlyg. was made at the Nursery of Mr. Dennis,
in May last.