purple, one or both of the small sepals are sometimes
wanting. Petals 5, very much imbricate, of a bright
yellow, with a dark velvetty spot near the base, edged
with purple. Stamens from 50 to 60, surrounding and
overtopping the stigma: filaments unequal in length,
smooth, yellow at the base, and dark purple upwards :
anthers dark purple: pollen yellow. Germen densely
clothed with close-pressed silky hairs. Style very short,
erect, nearly hid by the large capitate, papillose Stigma.
Our drawing of this vei*y fine plant was taken at the
Nursery of Messrs. Whitley, Brames, and Milne, at
Fulham, last Summer, where it was cultivated as H .al-
garvense, which is a very different species, and is now
become rather scarce in our collections; and we had almost
been inclined to believe it was lost altogether,
until we saw a fine plant of it in full bloom, at the Nursery
of Mr. Mackay, at Clapton, from which we have
obtained a figure ; we have met with several other species
of this section, which have all been confused in the
collections where we have seen them, either with H. al-
garvense, or H. halimifolium. We last year received a
very handsome and distinct species from Mr. Miller, of
the Bristol Nursery, which is related to H, algarvense ;
it did not arrive in a state fit for drawing, but it is now
very fine in bloom, and we believe will prove to be
H. rugosum of Decandolle; its calyx consists of only
3 sepals, which are ovate, and thickly clothed with brown
rigid hairs, which at once distinguishes it from all
others ; its flowers are not so large as the present plant,
nor are the petals so much imbricate; the leaves are also
of a thinner texture, very much undulate and twisted,
and very rough or denticulate on the margins.
We have been informed by M. Lagasca, that the
present subject is a native of Spain, and he is certain
that it is a nondescript species ; it will thrive well in a
warm border by the side of a wall, or may be grown in
a pot, and protected in a frame in Winter; it is readily
increased by cuttings planted under a hand-glass, in
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