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Datu'ra — ejyntinued. 



D. fastuo'sa, or The Thorn Apple, is a plant 3 ft. 

 high. The flowers are double, white within, 

 and violet on the outside. 



D. fastuo'sa Huheria'na is another double garden 

 variety, said to be a cross between D. fastuosa 

 and D. chlorantha fl. pi. There are several 

 shades of colouring. 



D. hu'milisjla'va is a pale yellow species, 2 ft. high. 

 Mexico, 1829. 



D. Met' el has pure white flowers, often mistaken 

 for the next following, which, however, is 

 longer in the tube. 



D. meteloi'des, or Wright's Datura, is a handsome 

 plant with large, pure white flowers veined 

 with pale purple on the exterior ; 6 in. long, 4 

 in. across. It is about 4 ft. high, and makes 

 quite a branching tree-like growth. A hand- 

 some specimen for a sunny sheltered border. 

 California, 1856. Syn., D. Wright'i. 



D. querdfo'lia. IJ ft. high. Has pale mauve 

 flowers with oak-leaved foliage. Not so hand- 

 some as those mentioned above. Mexico, 1824. 



D. Wright'i. See D. meteloides. 



Sow the seeds, which are fairly large, singly \ in. 

 deep in sandy soil in pots in hot-bed about 65° 

 in March. Plant out in light sandy soil in a sunny 

 sheltered border in May. Water sparingly. A 

 little liquid manure applied when the plants are in 

 flower is beneficial. 



