160 SELECTION OF PLANTS. 



our gardens, and is a native of China. The splendid blos- 

 soms which it produces renders it a general favourite. 

 Great care, however, should be taken to protect the shoots, 

 by mats or straw, during the winter. 



It blew in the garden of the Horticultural Society, where 

 it flowered under a south wall in a most beautiful manner, 

 but the situation afterwards proved too hot for it, and the 

 plant became sickly. An east or west wall, or open trellis- 

 work, suits it better. It is admirably adapted, on account 

 of its loose, rambling habit, to form an ornament to an 

 archway. 



The Chinese call it the " Seven Sisters' Rose," because 

 about seven flowers open at the same time, each varying 

 from the other from a pale rose-colour, through several 

 gradations, to a deep rich crimson. It blossoms from May 

 to September. 



494. CALCEOLARIA DIFFUSA. Spreading Calceolaria. 



Class 2nd, Diandria Monogynia. 



A half-hardy plant, growing and flowering beautifully 

 in the open border, during the months of July, August, 

 and September, but requiring to be taken up, to guard it 

 from frost, and kept in a frame during winter. 



It is propagated both by seed and cuttings. 



495. COREOPSIS ATKINSONIANA. Perennial Dyers 

 Coreopsis. 



Class 19th. Syngenesia Polygamia. 



A native of an island on the river Columbia. 



This is a very pretty plant, propagated either by division 

 of the roots or by seeds, which are produced abundantly. 

 It flowers from July to November. 



