208 SELECTION OF PLANTS. 



647. CALCEOLAREA PURPUREA, var. PICTA. Painted 



Slipperwort. 



Class 2nd. Diandria Monogynia. 



It requires a light rich soil, and can only be increased 

 by division of the root, its copious delicate white blossoms 

 marked with a broad purple band, render it an agreeable 

 addition to the numerous cultivated varieties of this genus. 

 It blows in June, and is an herbaceous Perennial. 



648. MOR.EA TRICUSPJS, var. OCELLATA. Trident- 

 bearing Morcea. 



Class 3rd. Triandria Monogynia. 



This very elegant bulb, which is not surpassed by any 

 of the species, should be placed in a warm sunny border, 

 and the earth removed to the depth of a foot, and replaced 

 by a mixture of vegetable mould and river sand. The 

 bulbs should be taken up in the autumn, and replanted 

 about the middle of January. The earth will require to 

 be renewed every two or three years. 



649. LOPHOSPERMUM RHODOCHITON. Purple 

 Lophospermum. 



Class 14th. Didynamia Angiospermia. 



This very beautiful new climber is a native of Mexico, 

 it flowers in June, and may be seen at Mrs. Marry at 's, at 

 Wimbledon ; it may be increased by seeds and cuttings, 

 and will require the same treatment as the Lophospermum 

 erubescens, and is apparently quite as hardy as that 

 species. 



