CUPHEA 79 



Cu'pHEA — continued. 



C. emUnens, 6 ins. high, has orange-red and yellow 

 flowers, introduced in 1856. Syn., C. jorul- 

 len'sis. 



C. i^nea, Cigar Plant. Height 1 ft. Graceful 

 branching habit with brilliant scarlet and black 

 tubular flowers. This is the kind usually 

 employed for bedding-out. 1845. Syn., C. 

 platycen'tra. There is a white variety called 

 a'lba. 



C. joruUen'sis. See C. eminens. 



C. lanceola'ta. Half-hardy annual, IJ ft. high, with 

 purple flowers. 1796. There is a white 

 variety named a'lba. 



C. minia'ta. Half- hardy annual, 1 ft. high, with 

 scarlet flowers. 



C. minia'ta compa'cta. Half-hardy annual, 2J ft. 

 high. Crimson and purple flowers, blooming 

 till late in the summer. 



C. miniata purpu'rea. Height IJ ft. A purple 

 variety. 1847. 



C. ocymoi'des. Half-hardy annual, 2 ft. high, with 

 rich purple-violet flowers. 1859. Syn., C. 

 cequipetala. 



C. platycen'tra. See C. ig'nea. 



C. Roe'zlii. Height 2^ ft. Vermilion and orange 

 flowers. 1877. 



C. silenoi'des. Hardy annual, IJ ft. high, has blue 

 flowers. 1836. 



