PENTSTEMON BARBATUS. 



MAYING this hardy perennial in 

 bloom at " Maplehurst " all 

 through the month of July, 

 we have photographed a spray 

 to give our readers an idea of its flower- 

 ing habit. By itself it is hardly showy 

 enough at a distance, it needs to have 

 other more showy kinds with it, such as 

 for example, Coreopsis lanceolata, which 

 blooms about the same time. The name 

 is from pente five, and stemon a stamen, 

 but the fifth though present and cons- 

 picuous, is sterile. The common name 

 is Beard Tongue, because the lower lip 

 of the corolla is more of less bearded at 

 the throat. There are about sixty varie- 

 ties, mostly natives of North America. 

 There is a great variety of colors and 

 many of them are especially desirable 

 for the herbaceous border. The species 

 above referred to, sometimes called 

 Chelone barbata, has flowers varying 

 from light red to carmine, and grows to 

 about three feet in height. 



Fig. 1422. — Pentstkmon. 



Growing Amaryllis. — Place about 

 one inch of small pebbles or charcoal in 

 the bottom of a six or eight-inch crock. 

 For soil use sand, muck and rich loam. 

 If the loam is not rich add some fertili- 

 zer. Plant bulb with about one-third 

 above soil, so water will not get m the 

 neck of the bulb. Plunge in the earth 

 in summer, in good light, but not in the 

 sun. In fall ripen foliage, and set in a 

 moderately cool place. When you wish 

 them to bloom bring them to a warm 

 window, and when leaves begin to form 

 water gradually. I have had good suc- 

 cess with this treatment. Some varie- 

 ties are easier grown than others. 



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