LEPTOSIPHON 145 



La'yia — continued. 



L. el' eg ans— continued. 



slightly fringed. The foliage has a greyish 

 appearance given it by the numerous little 

 hairs with which it is covered. It lasts well 

 in water and remains in flower for five or 

 six weeks. 



L. el'egans al'ba is a pure white variety of L. 



elegans. 



L. glandulo'sa. This is white with a yellow centre. 



Sow the seeds -^ in. deep outdoors in a sunny 

 position in autumn or April, and thin out to 4 ins. 

 apart. 



Leptosi'phon (from Gr. leptos, delicate, fine, and 

 siphon, a tube, in allusion to the flower). Nat. 

 Ord. Polemoniacew. 



A charming group of Californian annuals that 

 should rightly come under the head of Gilia, though 

 more often catalogued under the generic name of 

 Leptosiphon. They are quite diminutive and only 

 suitable for rockwork and edgings, but when the 

 tufts are covered with their umbels of little flowers 

 they are most gay and attractive. The foliage is 

 delicate and thread-like. 



L. androsa'ceus. 6 in& high. The flowers, which 

 are larger than many of the other kinds, are a 

 lilac colour. Syn., Gi'lia androsa'cea. 



L. androsa'ceus al'hus is a white variety of the 

 above, with a yellow centre. 



