4-nerved, glossy, the nerves slightly hairy. Petals 5,
obovate, crenulate, generally notched at the point,
widely spreading, distinct, or sometimes slightly overlapping
at the base, of a bright sulphur colour, yellower
towards the base. Stamens above 50, shorter than the
style. Germen globular, downy. Style smooth, bent
about the middle, much thickened below the stigma,
and becoming gradually slenderer downwards. Stigma
capitate, slightly 3-lobed, pustulose.
This pretty little plant is a native of Spain, and is
well adapted for the ornamenting of rock-work, when
mixed with other species; it will stand our mildest
winters well without the least covering, but in very severe
frosts it requires a little protection, either with a
mat or some straw or fern, except there be a sufficient
quantity of snow to protect it; plants of it may also be
grown in pots in a light sandy soil, where they will
thrive well, and produce an abundance of flowers; they
can then be protected by being placed in a frame in severe
weather; like the other species of this section, it
succeeds well by cuttings, planted under hand-glasses
in August or September, when they will soon strike
root.
Our drawing was taken from a plant at the Nursery
of Messrs. Whitley, Brames, and Milne, last Summer.