Tytonia
(named after Arthur Tyton, by whom many of the oldest inhabitants of our gardens were preserved). ORD. Geraniaceae. A monotypic genus, the proper name of which, according to the authors of the "Genera Plantarum," is Hydrocera. The species is a beautiful, stove aquatic. It should be grown in rich, loamy soil, in large pots or pans of water, and placed in a warm part of the stove. The plant may be increased by seeds, sown in spring. T. natans (swimming). Water Balsam. fl. beautifully variegated with red, white, and yellow, large, irregular; sepals five, coloured; petals five, the outer front ones largest, concave; stamens five; peduncles axillary, short, one to three-flowered. July to September. l. alternate, narrow. Tropical Asia, 1810. SYN. Hydrocera triflora.