the nerves more or less tinged with purple, and slightly
pubescent. Petals 5, broader than long, rounded, more
or less crumpled, very much imbricate, of a reddish
crimson with a small orange-coloured spot at the base.
Stamens from 60 to 70, about the length of the style:
filaments smooth, very slender, pale yellow: pollen yellow.
Germen densely tomentose. Style much twisted,
and very slender at the base, thickening upwards.
Stigma capitate, granular.
Our drawing of this handsome plant was made at
the Nursery of Messrs. Whitley, Brames, and Milne,
at Fulham ; it is nearly related to H. rhodanthum, but
is readily distinguished by its canescent leaves and
stronger growth: it is also related to H. roseum ot
Jacquin, but we think it can scarcely be the same species,
and we have not yet had the opportunity of comparing
them. H. roseum of Allioni and Decandoile is
a very different plant, of which we intend giving a
figure in our next Number; the present, we believe,
bears the darkest coloured flower, if not the handsomest
of the genus; it is also very large for the size of the
plant, which is well suited for the ornamenting of rock-
- work, but will require a little covering m severe frosty
weather; it succeeds well in a light sandy soil; and
young cuttings, planted under hand-glasses in Autumn*
soon strike root.