DIGITALIS 



(From the Latin digitus, a finger, referring to the shape of the flower) 



Scropkulariacetr 



49- Digitalis purpurea, var. gloxiniaeflora {D. gloxinia' flora; 

 D. gloxindides; D. tomentosa, var. gloxi^iiafldrd) 



English Names : Foxglove (originally Folk's glove, alluding to the " little folk " or 

 faeries), Thimbles, Fairy cap, Fairy fingers, Fairy thimbles, Fairy bells. Dog's fin- 

 gers. Finger flower, Lady's glove. Lady fingers, Lady's thimble, Pop dock. Flap 

 dock. Flop dock, Lion's mouth, Rabbit's flower, Cottages, Throatwort, Scotch 

 Mercury. 



EUROPE 



JUNE TO MID-JULY 



LARGE tubular flowers, two inches long, varying from deep pinkish 

 J purple to white, usually spotted with purple, drooping in long pointed 

 terminal spikes a foot and a half lonij on strong upright stems, which 

 reach a height of two to 

 four feet. The leaves are 

 large, sometimes a foot 

 long, roundly elongated 

 and downy, in a clump at 

 the base of the plant. A 

 very effective plant in the 

 herbaceous border when 

 in bloom, but rather un- 

 kempt looking while seed- 

 ing; good in masses 

 against shrubbery. 



The pure white flow- 

 ered form, D. purpilrea, 

 var. gioxinicFflora alba, is 

 the best variety, as the 

 purples and pinks are apt 

 to be of rather dirt}' color. 



Sometimes a perennial, 

 but usually a biennial; of 

 easy culture. Thrives 

 best in light, rather moist, 

 and rich loam, in sun or 

 partial shade. If the 

 seed is allowed to ripen 

 m order to self-sow, 



