with white about the centre: lower petals oblongly
obovate, of rather a lighter colour, strongly nerved at
the back, the veins much branched. Filaments 10, ascending,
united at the base, .7 bearing anthers: pollen
orange-coloured. Style purple, hairy at the base and
smooth upwards. Stigmas 5, very long, spreading, dark
purple, the points reflexed or revolute.
The present plant is a hybrid production, and was
raised from seed at the Nursery of Mrs. More, in the
King’s-road, Chelsea, where our drawing was made
last Summer; it is of strong growth, and an abundant
bloomer, and belongs to the same tribe as P. cucullatum
and P. Barringtonii, thriving well in any rich light soil,
and requiring nothing but a common Greenhouse, or
warm light room, to preserve it through the Winter, as
it only wants to be protected from frost; young cuttings,
planted in pots, and placed in a sheltered situation,
will soon strike root.
