the base, strongly veined at the back, the veins branched,
of a dark velvet, crimson at the edges, the unguis eared on
one side above the base : lower petals spatulate, with a
slender unguis, pale crimson. Filaments 10, united at the
base, 5 bearing anthers, which are always sterile; the two
back barren ones lengthened a little, and in general slightly
hooked. Ovariums 5, the aristas clothed with long spreading
hairs, and terminated by 5 bright purple Stigmas.
This very handsome and singular plant is a hybrid production,
and was raised from seed by Mr. W. Smith, in the
Earl of Liverpool’s collection at Coombe Wood, where our
drawing was made this Spring; one of its parents was Campylia holosericea, and the other Pelargonium san-
guineum, so that it may be considered as one of the most
distinct hybrid productions that has yet been procured, except
Pelargonium campyliceflorum, which is nearly or
quite as distinct. It is a plant well worthy attention, and
deserves a place in every collection, being a free grower
and an abundant bloomer, and so different from every other.
It thrives well in an equal mixture of light turfy loam, peat,
and sand; and cuttings strike root freely, planted in pots
in the same sort of soil, and placed on a house. shelf in the Green