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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Senecio 



itinued. 



Stem 1ft. to 2ft. high, loosely branched above. South Africa, 

 1882. A pretty, half-hardy perennial (B. M. 6713.) 



S. diversifolius pinnatifldus (variable-leaved, pinnatifld). 

 fl.-heads purple, discoid ; peduncles elongated, simple or branched, 

 scaly. June. I. lanceolate-oblong, acute or acuminate, deeply 

 pinnatifld ; lobes in many pairs, toothed or incised, the upper- 

 most two or three pairs confluent in a pinnatifld, terminal lobe. 

 Stem erect, leafy below, h. 2ft. South Africa. Half-hardy 

 perennial. SYN. lirachyrhynchos albicaulis. 



S. Doria (Doria).* fl.-heads yellow ; accessory involucral scales 

 linear-subulate ; ray florets five or six ; corymbs compound, loosely 

 sub-paniculate. August. I. toothed, rather thick, sub-glaucescent ; 

 radical ones petiolate, oval-oblong ; cauline ones slightly amplexi- 

 caul, sub-decurrent, oblong-lanceolate. Stems erect, striated, gla- 

 brous. h. 4ft. South Europe, 1570. Hardy perennial. (J. F.A. 185.) 



S. Doronlcum (Leopard's Bane).* Jl.-heads yellow, 2in. in 

 diameter, solitary or few ; involucre bracteate, campanulate, the 

 scales lanceolate, acuminate ; ray florets twelve to twenty-five, 

 flat; achenes glabrous, striated. Summer. I. rather thick, 

 toothed ; radical ones lanceolate, elliptic, or ovate-cordate, on 

 short or long petioles, sub-elliptic or obtuse, h. 1ft. South 

 Europe, 1705. Hardy perennial. (J. F. A. v. 45.) 



S. D. hosmariensis (Beni-Hosmar). fl.-heads rich yellow, on a 

 scape 3in. to 5in. high. 1., radical ones lin. to liin. long, ovate, 

 elliptic-ovate, or ovate-cordate, acute or obtuse, irregularly 

 toothed, dark green, rugose, and glabrous above, greenish-white 

 beneath ; cauline ones few, narrow. Beni-Hosmar, Morocco, 

 1874. A pretty rockwork plant. (B. M. 6101.) 



S. eleeagnifolius (Elseagnus-leaved). fl.-heads yellow, iin. long, 

 campanulate, rayless; panicle terminal, stout, branched, buff- 

 woolly. I. iin. to lin. long, on stout petioles, obovate or 

 lanceolate-oblong, obtuse, entire ; branches buff-tomentose. h. 

 6ft. to 8ft. New Zealand. Greenhouse shrub. 



S. elegans (elegant).* fl.-heads radiate, showy, on long, scaly 

 pedicels; involucre calycled with many ciliated, black-tipped 

 bracteoles ; ray florets purple ; disk yellow. I. liin. to 3in. long, 

 ear clasping at base, petioled, extremely varied in shape and 

 degree of incision. Stems erect, 1ft. to 2ft. high, or diffuse. 

 South Africa. A viscous-pubescent, half-hardy annual or 

 biennial. A variety with double flowers is the well-known 

 " American Groundsel " of our gardens. 



S. e. crectus (erect). Jl.-heads, involucral scales glabrous. I. fre- 

 quently pinnate or bipinnatipartite. Stem erect, slender. (B. M. 



S. fulgens (brilliant), fl.-heads bright orange-vermilion, erect or 

 inclined, lim. long ; involucre terete, the leaflets eight to ten, 

 acute ; florets slender, tubular, with linear-oblong lobes ; pe- 

 duncles 4in. to Sin. long, erect, loosely clothed with succulent 

 bracts. May. I. succulent, 4in. to 6in. long, on short, broad 

 petioles, obovate-oblong, sub-acute, remotely serrated, smooth. 

 Stems branched, terete, h. 2ft. to 3ft. Natal, 1866. A green- 

 house, succulent sub-shrub, covered with pale green, glaucous 

 bloom. (B. M. 5590, under name of Kleinia fulgens.) 



S. Ghiesbreghtii (Ghiesbreght's). A synonym of S. grandifolius. 



S. glastifolius (wood-leaved). fl.-heads purple, radiate; in- 

 volucre amply calycled with subulate bracteoles ; panicle many- 

 headed, loosely corymbose. June. I. oblong or oblong-lanceo- 

 bto.Ua. to 3in long, acute, coarsely and unequally toothed, half- 

 amplexicaul the lower ones more or less decurrent. Stems 

 erect, branching, h. 4ft. South Africa, 1826. Greenhouse sub- 

 shrub. (B. R. 1342, under name of S. lilacinus.) 



S. grandiflorus (large-flowered), fl.-heads in a loosely corymbose 

 panicle; involucre amply calycled with many subulate, spreading 

 bracteoles ; ray florets purple ; disk yellow. August. I, cauline 

 ones sessile, half-amplexicaul, 3in. to 6in. long, pinnatipartite ; 

 lobes several on each side, linear, acuminate. Stems 4ft. to 5ft. 



,W n ^ ed &t , ^ So y t J 1 Africa ' 1774 ' Greenhouse perennial. 

 (B. R. 901, under name of S. venuttus.) 



S. grandifolins (large-leaved), fl.-heads yellow, in a terminal 

 corymb. I. deep green, about 1ft. long, coarsely toothed or lobed. 



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Stems deep purple, curiously spotted or warted. h. 3ft. to 4ft. 

 Mexico. A half-hardy shrub, useful for massing or isolating 

 on the lawn as a foliage plant SYN. S. Ghiesbre.dhtii. (R. G. 296 ) 



S. Haworthll (Ha worth's), . -, 



erect, lin. long, cylindric, discoid ; involucral scales appresse 



fl.-heads orange -yellow, solitary, 

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shorter than the florets ; peduncle terminal, 2in. long July 

 I .lin. to 2in. long, cylindriS or ellipsoid, acute, narrowed Info 

 short petioles. Stem erect ; branches cylindric. South Africa. 



cylindric. 'South Africa. I 



S. tacamw (hoary), fl. -heads yellow, disposed in a simple, some- 

 what crowded corymb; involucre about half as lon<* as the 

 florets; calyces few. August. 1. bright silvery; lo"wer ones 

 obovate, with incised lobes, the upper ones overlapping ; upper 

 leaves oblong, with separate, linear leaflets. Stems 8 tuTted 

 A. 3m. to 6m. Alps. A pretty and compact, hardy perennial 

 altogether white with adpressed hairs. 



S. Kiempferi aureo-maculata (K*mpfer's gold-spotted). 

 A synonym of Ligulana Kcempferi aureo-maculata. 



S. laoinlatus (torn). " I. slender, pale green, finely cut into lone 

 narrow lobes, drooping gracefully from the upper part of the 



Senecio continued. 



slender, half-woody stems. This half-hardy sub-shrub is one of 

 the most elegant of all foliage plants. It should not be allowed 

 to flower " ( ri Thompson's Gardeners' Assistant " ). 



S. Lagopus (hare's-foot), fl.-heads bright yellow, radiate, Jin. to 

 lin. in diameter, on slender pedicels ; pappus hairs white ; scape 

 2m. to 6m. high, branched above, two to eight-headed. Summer. 

 I. lin. to 4in. long, on short, stout, villous petioles, broadly 

 cordate -oblong, rounded at the tip, white -woolly beneath, 

 wrinkled and covered with bristles above. Crown of the root 

 loaded with matted hairs. New Zealand, 1882. Hardy, perennial, 

 rockwork plant. 



S. macroglossus (large-tongued).* Cape Ivy. fl.-heads on long, 

 axillary peduncles ; ray florets eight to twelve, pale yellow, form- 

 ing a limb about Sin. across, multiseriate. Summer'. I. petio- 

 late, hastate, with acuminate basal lobes, or cordate, acute 

 or acuminate, entire, or with one or two broad teeth or lobules 

 on each side. Stems smooth and glossy. South Africa, 1875. 

 A greenhouse, evergreen, soft-wooded climber, with Ivy-like 

 leaves ; it is well suited for training to a rafter. (B. M. 6149 ; 

 F. d. S. 2188 ; G. C. n. s., iii. p. 749.) 



S. mikanioides (Mikania-like).* German Ivy. fl.-heads yellow, 

 discoid ; involucre sparingly calycled, of eight or nine narrow 

 scales ; corymb generally much-branched. December. I. some- 

 what fleshy, petiolate, sharply five to seven-angled or lobed, 

 hastate or cordate at base, the lobes deltoid or obsolete, with 

 broad, shallow interspaces ; petioles lin. to liin. long. h. several 

 feet. South Africa, 1855. A much-branched, climbing, green- 

 house sub-shrub, forming an admirable window creeper. SYN. 

 Mikania senecioides (of gardens). 



S. multibractcatus (many-bracted). fl.-heads sub-corymbose, 

 on very long, copiously scaly pedicels ; involucre of many dark- 

 tipped, glabrous scales, amply calycled with many imbricating 

 bracts ; ray florets purple ; disk yellow. Summer. I. 2in. to 2iin. 

 long ; cauline ones sessile, not auricled, lanceolate, coarsely few- 

 toothed, tapering at base ; rameal ones stem-clasping, coarsely 

 toothed at base. Stems 1ft. to IJft. high, branched above. South 

 Africa, 1872. A sparsely pubescent, greenhouse annual. (Ref. B. 



S. prsecox (early), fl.-heads yellow, appearing before the leaves, 

 on elongated pedicels; involucre cylindrical, eight to ten-leafleted, 

 almost ebracteate ; ray florets five, spreading ; corymbs branched, 

 seven or eight-headed. June. /. petiolate, cordate, acute, five 

 to seven-angled or lobed, membranous. Stem fleshy-shrubby, 

 branched, terete, h. 2ft. Mexico. A glabrous, greenhouse sub- 

 shrub. (B. M. 4803.) 



S. pteronenra (wing-nerved), fl.-heads pale straw-colour, soli- 

 tary, or two or three at the tips of the branches, erect, cylindric, 

 scarcely fin. long; involucral scales brownish-red about the 

 middle ; florets narrow, slender ; peduncles very stout, longer 

 than the involucre. November. I. only developed on very young 

 shoots, elliptic or lanceolate, Jin. to |in. long. Stems 4ft. to 8ft. 

 high, loose, nearly erect ; branches |in. in diameter, nearly 

 straight, obtuse. Morocco, 1872. A highly glabrous, glaucous 

 fleshy-shrubby, greenhouse plant. (B. M. 5945.) 



FIG. 475. SENECIO PULCHER. 



S. pulcher (pretty).* fl.-heads large, corymbose ; involucre very 

 broadly campanulate, calycled with pubescent-woolly, obtuse 



