CHAP. IV.] THE GENUS (ENOTHERA. 79 



calyx is green at first, but it afterwards becomes 

 crimson, jp. arhorea has pale-purplish flowers, 

 and, like F. hjcoides^ forms a connecting link 

 between the two sections, the stamens being 

 only a little exserted, and the petals hidden. 



F. radicans, the only Fuchsia yet discovered 

 with a creeping stem, which was introduced in 

 .1841, belongs to this division. 



These sections include all the Fuchsias known 

 in British gardens previously to 1835 ; but since 

 that period, two kinds have been introduced, 

 which belong to a third division. These are 

 F.fulgens and F. corymhiflora. In these plants 

 the tube of the calyx is about two inches long, 

 and the lobes are very short. The petals are 

 also short, and scarlet or deep-rose colour, though 

 not exactly of the same hue as the calyx. The 

 leaves are large, with the midribs ajid veins red ; 

 and the branches and pedicels are also of a 

 dark reddish purple. 



THE GENUS GENOTHERA. 



In the description of the botanical construction 

 of the Fuchsia, my readers may have observed, 

 that the ovary is placed below the calyx, and 

 quite distinct from it. The same construction 

 is still more visible in the CEnothera, as the tube 

 of the calyx is very slender, and often more than 

 two inches long, while the ovary is often vase- 



