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Carolina, on the mountains. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, 

 acuminated, glaucous and pubescent beneath. Flowers 

 fertile ; of a lurid purple colour. 



Var. 13, oblongifolius, Xutt., Gen. Amer., i., p. 32. 

 Xative of Xorth Carolina, on the mountains. Leaves 

 ovate-lanceolate, elongated. 

 C. Iccmgatus. Willd., Enum., p. 559, and Wilkl, Hort. Berol., 

 t. 80 ; Bot. Eeg., t. 481 : Guimp., Abb., t. 6 ; Xutt, Gen. 

 Amer., i., p. 312 ; Pursh, Flor. Sept. Amer., i., p. 358. 

 Syn. C. fcrax, Michx., Fl. Bor. Amer., p. 305. Syn. 

 C. Pensylv aniens. Loddige's Catalogue ex Loudon's 

 Hortus Britannicus, p. 214. Leaves oblong or ovate, 

 gradually acuminated, rather wrinkled and rough to the 

 touch on the upper surface, but glabrous and of a pale, 

 glaucous tinge beneath. Branches strictly erect. Flowers 

 lurid purple. Xative of Pensylvania, Virginia and Caro- 

 lina, on the mountains. 



There are several varieties in nurseries, under the names nanus, 

 inodorous, Pennsyhanimts, asplenifolius, hullatus, &c., but they are 

 not distinct species. Possibly the only two absolute species are 

 C. Floriclus and C. occiden talis, but although the flowers of this 

 last are more than three inches across when fully expanded, they 

 are devoid of perfume. 0. occidentalis is a native of California : it 

 differs chiefly from the Carolina plants in its long flower stalks and 

 the cordate base of the leaves. C. macrophyllus is a form of this 

 species. 



C. Floridus and its varieties are often met with in English 

 gardens. They will grow in any kind of soil, but not so freely as 

 in peat. They usually flower from May until August. The 

 method recommended for propagation, is to lay clown the young 

 branches in autumn, which will take about a year to root, before 

 which time they should be transplanted ; when taken from the 

 mother plant they should be set where they are intended to 

 remain, for they do not bear transplanting well after they are 

 crrow^n to anv size. AYhen the branches are laid, thev should be 

 covered yearly with rotten tan to keep out the frost. "When the 

 layers are transplanted the ground should be covered with mulch, 

 to prevent its becoming too dry, and watered in dry weather, but 

 not abundantly. 



