Hardy and Half-hardy Plants 



that have been raised of late years between these species, and catalogued 

 as Montbretias, are the following: Croesus, large yellow; Diadem, rich 

 dark-orange petals zoned with a broad maroon ring around the clear 

 yellow eye; Etoile de Feu, deep orange-red; Gerbe d'Or, rich golden yellow; 

 Germania, rich orange flowers; Le Pactole, large deep-yellow flowers 3 in. 

 across; Lutetia, elegant flowers of a ruddy tint; Martagon, deep orange 

 reflexed flowers with orange-red throat; Messidor, soft-yellow flowers on 

 tall much-branched stems; Prometheus, large flowers 3 in. in diameter, deep 

 orange, touched with orange red around the eye; Solfaterre, chrome yellow; 

 Sunbeam, clear yellow, rayed with deep orange-red (fig. 249). 



Trollius (GLOBE FLOWER). Beautiful herbaceous perennials closely re- 

 lated to the Buttercups, and valuable for moist borders, rock gardens, &c., 

 but will also flourish in good rich garden soil. They are increased by 

 division, and a fair trade is done in the roots in spring or autumn. The 

 following are the best kinds: asiaticus, 1-1 \ ft., with its deeper-coloured 

 variety "Orange Globe"; and japonicus, Fortunei, and major -all with 

 fine yellow blossoms. T. europceus is a native species, 1-2 ft., having clear- 

 yellow flowers in summer. 



Tropaeolum. Under the heading 

 of NASTURTIUM (see p. 73) some 

 species of Tropaeolum (T. majus and 

 T. minus) have already been de- 

 scribed, because they are mostly 

 known under that name. The 

 "Canary Creeper" is another species 

 of annual growth with climbing 

 stems, divided leaves, and golden- 

 yellow flowers. It is variously 

 known as T. peregrinum, T. adun- 

 cum, and T. canariense, and is 



easily raised from seeds sown in 

 gentle heat in March. The young 

 plants are largely sold in pots in 

 April and May, the frail stems being 

 held up with a twig or two. 



T. Lobbianum, with roundish 

 leaves and long -spurred yellow 

 flowers spotted with scarlet, may 

 also be raised from seeds. There 

 are many garden forms, some having 

 dazzling scarlet or crimson flowers 

 and deep-green leaves, and they are 

 particularly cheerful during the 

 winter. The hedercefolium section, 



with ivy -like leaves and scarlet flowers, are easily propagated from cut- 

 tings of the side shoots inserted in sandy soil in a temperature of 60 to 



Fig. 250. Tropceolum tpeciosum 



