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72 THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING. 
Pentstemon—continued. Pentstemon—continued. 
panicle twiggy; peduncles one to three-flowered. August. l., seldom (if ever) whorled, lin. or more long. Branches slender, 
cauline ones sake ac Bh or — —ů— 3 5 twiggy. R. 3ft. to 6ft. (B. R. 1946.) 
sometimes te-oblong ; upper ones closely sessile from the P. campanulatus (campanulate).* fl. varying in shades of pink 
T base, bı y sub-cordate-ovate or ovate-lanceolate, h. lft, dark purple, violet, &c. * — tubular or campanulate-ventri- 
1858. Plant very glabrous, glaucous. (L. J. F. 211; P. F. G. 64.) cose ; sterile filament slightly bearded ; panicle elongated, naked, 
P. a, Jaffrayanus (Jaffray’s). fl. blue, large; peduncles one raceme-like, secund. June. Z; cauline ones distinctly lanceo- 
to five-flowered. l. oblong or oval, or the upper ones ovate- late, ovate-lanceolate, or linear, argutely serrated. A. lift. 
lanceolate or ovate, very glaucous. h, lft, 1 (B. M. 5045, 1794. (B. M. 1878, 3884.) Syns. P. angustifolius (B. R. 1122; 
under name of P. Jafrayanus.) 05 2 z ae fot ae hoe (L. B. C. 3 a 282 
P. baccharifolius (Baccharis-leaved).* fl. scarlet, showy, panicu- . . B. C. „ one atropurpurea (S. B. F. G. 5 
late; corolla W above, the kB n sub-erect, the lower C. eampanuloides (A. B. R. 40), C. rosea (S. B. F. G. 250). 
one reflexed. September. l. coriaceous, oblong, in rather dis- P. centranthifolius (Centranthus-leaved). fl., corolla bright 
tant pairs, nearly sessile, rigidly and acutely dentate. R. sft. carmine, lin. long, the lobes equal, except that the two upper 
1848. A well-marked, showy, -hardy sub-shrub. (B. M. ones are united higher, and equally spreading, scarcely longer 
4627.) TOREROS than the ‘breadth of the throat ; sterile filament f filiform, naked. 
P. barbatus (bearded).* fl. varying from light pink- car- une. J., lower ones oblong; upper ones obovate or lanceolate, 
mine ; n tabular nae per tp arist and concave, the lower amplexicaul. h. 2ft. 1858. (B. M. 5142.) SYN. Chelone centranthi- 
ere and bts eas a the . — 4 — twigey, 1 Jolia (B. R. 1737). 
y- (. entire; cauline ones sessile, lanceolate or dan P. Coba (Cobzea-flowered). Jl. varying from dull reddish-purple 
Wait gh io igen e dn i Sse e Sawn jong infiated and — — 
: „e . ` 7 : above the calyx, glabrous within; panicle few-fiowered, viscous- 
helone barbata (B. R. 116), C. ruelloides (A. B. R. 54). pubescent. August. l. ovate or oblong, argutely serrated or 
denticulated. h. lft. (rarely 2ft.). 1835. Plant viscous-puberulous, 
half-hardy perennial. (B. M. 3465.) 
. P. confertus (crowded-flowered).* f. sulphur- colour, densely 
ay glomerate ; sepals sometimes terminating in a long point corolla 
E narrow, nearly 4in. long; cymes often sessile. July. J. highly 
\ Lg niger usually entire; cauline ones lanceolate or oblong. 
6in. to 18in. 1827. Plant very glabrous, strict. (B. R. 1260.) 
P. c. cæruleo-purpureus (bluish-purple). fl. with a bluish- 
p le corolla and very variable sepals. (B. mi 2954 and L. B. C. 
610 under name of P. procerus—an ig ich ba one, as the 
plant is ordinarily one of the lowest of the genus.) 
P. cordifolius (cordate-leaved).* H. bright scarlet, profusely pro- 
duced ; corolla tube about lin., and lips zin. long, tubular- 
cylindrical ; sterile filament densely bearded. June. J. ovate or 
sub-cordate, usually denticulate or sparsely dentate, scabrid, 
with the veins impressed above. 1848. Plant sarmentose, and 
also climbing like a Lonicera, pruinose-puberulous or glabrous. 
Half-hardy sub-shrub. (B. M. 4497.) 
P. crassifolius (thick-leaved), A synonym of P. Menziesit 
Douglasii. 
P. deustus (blasted).* fl. yellowish, crowded; corolla zin. long, 
the tube slightly enlarged; sterile filament glabrous; cymes 
pedunculate. July. /. usually laciniately or pectinately serrate ; 
G. . 4 318 oblong or lanceolate. R. Ift. 1827. Plant glabrous. 
P. diffusus (diffuse).“ fl. purple, showy, in dense cymelets; 
corolla less than lin. long; sterile filament bearded Hage x; 
panicle often leafy. September. J. ovate or ovate-lanceolate ; 
upper ones somewhat cordate-amplexicaul, thick, serrated. Stem 
ascendent, h. 14ft. 1826. Plant puberulous. See Fig. 77. 
(B. M. 3645; B. R. 1132.) P. argutus (P. M. B. vi. 271) appears 
£ be a form of this, connecting with P. Richardsonii” (Asa 
ray). 
P. Eatoni (Eaton’s).* fl. rich crimson-scarlet, disposed in ter- 
minal panicles; corolla widening towards the mouth, the lobes 
nearly equal. l., lower ones broadly ovate. R. 14ft. California, 
1883. One of the best plants of the genus. 
P. erianthera (woolly-anthered). A synonym of P. glaber. 
4 1811. Plant highly glabrous. (B. M. 1672.) SYNS. P. erianthera 
| P. Gordoni (B. M. 4819). ; : . d 
| „S. cyananthus (Cyananthus-like). fl. ina large, dense thyrse. 
** l. broad, cordate-ovate; upper pene, i ones — 8 N. Sft. 
Er (B. M. 4464, under name of P. cyananthus). 
= P. glabrus stenosepalus (glabrous, narrow-sepaled). A 
synonym of P. glaucus stenose: l 
P. glandulosus (glandular). fl. violet or lilac, sh e; 
— corolla swollen above, with the limb shortly bilabiave ane! 
— rescence paniculate. June. l. ample, slightly serrated; upper 
ones cordate-amplexicaul. A. IIft. 1827. Plant viscous-pubes- 
17757 . M. 5688; B. R. 1262.) Syn. P. staticifolius (B. R. 
| P. glaucus (glaucous). f. dull lilac or violet-purple, disposed in 
| a somewhat compact thyrse ; corolla less (han tee long, 8 
above the base, with an ample throat. July. J. more or less 
Fig. 77. UPPER PORTION OF PLANT OF PENTSTEMON DIFFUSUS. glaucous ; radical ones sub-ovate; cauline ones lanceolate or 
ovate-lanceolate, dilated at base. h. din. to 12in. 1827. (B. R. 
P. b. Torreyi (rerea f. deep scarlet-red ; throat of corolla ra 
naked or very slightly bearded; lips somewhat longer than in | P. g. Stenosepalus (narrow-sepaled). fl., sepals lanceolate, long- 
the type. Half-bardy. SYN. P. Torreyi. T eo thyrse short, compact. co 8 glabrus * 
P. breviflorus (short-flowered).* fl., corolla yellowish or flesh- . 
coloured, 1 within, about zin. long, the upper lip | P. Gordoni (Gordon's). A synonym of P. glaber. 
; y 
beset with viscid rse narrow, many-flowered, racemi- P. sramiis (slender).* f. lilac- i itish. 21 
form. September. l. lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, denticulate, to lin. long, tabular tutinal shes oe e whitish, din, 
