THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



insigne (handsome -flowered).* /. large, 

 urplish crimson, with dark venation, 



Abutilon cuntumed. 



of the young wood, at almost any season ; the best time, 

 however, is early spring and September. Inserted in pots, 

 in a compost of equal parts peat, leaf mould, loam, and 

 sand, and placed in a temperature of from 65deg. to TOdeg., 

 they will then quickly root, and form good plants. Seeds 

 may be sown in pans filled with soil as recommended for 

 cuttings, and placed in a similar temperature. Those fol- 

 lowed by a dagger (f) are the best for training to pillars, 

 roofs, Ac. 



A. Bedfordianum (Bedford's). /. yellow and red. November. 

 /. deeply-lobed. A. 15ft Brazil, 1838. 



A. Darwlnl (Darwin'sM* fl. bright 



orange, with darker veinmgs, fine 



cupped form. April. I. large, broad. 



It. 4ft. Brazil, 1871. A handsome 



species, of good habit, equally suitable 



as a stove or greenhouse plant during 



winter, and for outdoor culture dur- 



ing summer months. There are a 



j:reat number of garden hybrids from 



this. 

 A. globiflorum (globe-flowered). /. 



solitary, large, globose.cream -coloured. 



November. I. on long stalks, cordate, 



serrate. A. 4ft. to 6ft. Mauritius, 



1825. 

 A. Ignenin (bright). Synonymous with 



A. insiyne. 

 A. 



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axillary pendulous racemes; petals short, 



broad, much reflexed. Winter. I. large, 



cordate, thick, rugose Stem deep green, 



with short brown hairs. A. 6ft. New 



Grenada, 1851. SYN. A. igneum. See Fig. 3. 

 A. megapotamicum (big river). t* fl. small, 



Lull-shaped, singularly beautiful, the sepal* 



being dark red, petals pale yellow, anil 



stamens dark brown. Autumn and winter. 



I. small, pointed. A. 3ft. Rip Grande, 1864. 



A free-flowering species, with a graceful 



drooping nablt ; the shoots should be well 



pressed in during spring. SYN. A. vexil- 



iarium. 

 A. pseoniflorum (paeony-flowered). /. pink, 



smaller than those of A. insigne, but very 



distinct. January. J. large, ovate. A. 6ft. 



Brazil, 1845. 

 A. pulchellmn (pretty). t ft. white, on few- 



Jlowered axillary racemes. July. I. cordate, 



unequally crenated, downy beneath. A. 8ft. 



liubit very branching. New Holland, 1824. 

 A. striatnm (striped).* /. orange yellow, with 



a thick veimng of blood-re(i, en long curving 



stalks. I. large, lobed, on long slender petioles. 



Brazil, 1837. A free grower, and makes an 



excellent greenhouse plant. In sheltered posi- 



tions, in the south-west of England, this 



species proves to be almost hardy. It requires 



to be freely pinched. A very continuous 



bloomer. 

 A. Thompson! (Thompson's). /. striated 



yellow, large. Summer. I. small, vine-like, 



richly mottled with yellow and dark green. 



A. 3ft. or 4ft. Habit very neat and erect. 

 A. vcnosum (veined), t* /. orange, with red 



veins, very large, bell shaped, Sin. long; 



pedicels nearly 12in. long. July. I. large, 



deeply palmate. A. 10ft. This splendid species 



is distinguished by its unusually large flowers. 

 A. vexillaiium (standard). Synonymous with A. ntcyapotami- 



cum. 

 A. Vitlfolinm (vine-leaved).* /. porcelain blue, large, cupped. 



May. f. cordate, five to seven lobed, assuming, towards the 



autumn, a tine golden hue. A. 30ft. Chili, 1837. This fine shrub, 



or tree, is hardy in Ireland and the south of England, but should 



have a protection from frost It is not a fast grower. 



The following are some of the best varieties, which, 

 although they do not include all the newest sorts, yet afford 

 a good selection of first-rate kinds, which will give general 

 satisfaction. They are arranged according to their respec- 

 tive colours. Those marked with a dagger (f) are best 

 for roofs and pillars. 



Orange-flowered. AUREUM GLOBOSUM,* flowers deep orange, 

 heavily red shaded, of medium size, with good form and sub- 

 stance ; DARWINI MAJUS,* bright orange, deeply veined, extremely 



Abutilon continued. 



free, and of good form and size ; FLEUR D'Oa.t light orange, veined 

 pale red, very free and dwarf ; GRANDiFLORUM,*deep orange, red 

 shaded, deeply veined with red, a robust, large-flowered variety ; 

 LEO, flowers pale below, deeper above, red-veined, of medium 

 size ; PRINCE OF ORANGE,!* a strong grower, and very free. 

 Ornamental-foliaged. DARW/NI TESSELATUM.!* foliage mottled 

 with yellow, invaluable for sub-tropical bedding ; SELLOWIANUM 

 MARMORATUM,* very large maple-like foliage, heavily mottled with 

 bright yellow, a most effective variety ; THOMPSONI, leaves very 

 freely blotched with yellow ; VEXILLARIUM IGNEUM,!* very free, 

 of good habit, prettily blotched. All these ornamental-foliaged 

 varieties are invaluable for bedding purposes . 



FIG. 2. GROUP OF ABUTILONS. 



Purple-coloured. EMPEROR,* flowers large, rich purple magenta 

 shaded, habit vigorous ; Louis VAN HOUTTE, very free, rosy 

 purple ; PURPUREA,* deep purple shaded lake, very attractive ; 

 SOUVENIR DE ST. MAURICE, flowers medium size, very profuse ; 

 VIOLET QUEEN,* bright violet purple, very distinct and free. 



Red and Crimson-flowered. BRILLIANT,* flowers of good form 

 and substance, brilliant red inside, rather paler outside, dwarf 

 and free ; CRIMSON BANNER,* rich crimson, dwarf, very floriferous ; 

 FIRE KING,* bright red, orange shaded, veined with crimson ; 

 LUSTROUS,* brilliant red crimson, large, most profusely produced, 

 habit dwarf; NE PLUS ULTRA,* intense crimson, of excellent form; 

 SCARLET G EM,* flowers medium sized, brilliant scarlet, habit dwarf 

 and free. 



Rose-coloured. ADMIRATION, light pink, shaded salmon, of good 

 form and shape ; ANNA CROZY,* deep pink, lilac shade, veined 

 white, very showy; CLOCHETTE,* deep rosy pink, with crimson 

 veins, very dwarf and free ; DELICATUM, pale salmon rose, with 

 deeper veins, flowers very large ; KING OF THE ROSES,* rich deep 



