CALATHEA 



CALCEOLARIA 



213 



with outspreading, dark green blotches of oblong, oval 

 or pyriform shape, the under surface similarly marked, 

 but in red. Brazil. F.S. 20:2048-9. G.C. 1872:1589. 

 Gn. 4, p. 87. 



14. nitens, Hort. Dwarf : Ivs. oblong, glossy green, 

 on each side of the rib marked with oblong, pointed 

 greenish bars, which alternate with dark green lines. 

 Brazil. 



15. princeps, Kegel. Leaf elongated or elliptical-lan- 

 ceolate, 7-10 in. long, 3-~3}4 in. broad, light green above, 

 with broad black-green, flaming, broken band along the 

 middle nerve, violet-purple below. Amazon. 



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314. Calathea Veitchi 



16. Veitchid-na, Veitch. Fig. 314. Very handsome, 3-4 

 ft.: Ivs. large, ovate-elliptic, obtuse or nearly so, rather 

 thin, glossy, purplish below, dark, rich green above and 

 marked with one or two rows of light yellow-green 

 irregular blotches running the length of the blade (often 

 shading into white). Tropical Africa. B.M. 5535. G.C. 

 1870:924. Gn. 2, p. 545. F. S. 16:1655-8.- Common ; 

 one of the handsomest and most serviceable species. 

 The darker parts of the blade are often bronze-brown. 



17. Warscewlczii, Koern. Rather large : Ivs. 2 ft. 

 long, oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, purple beneath, 

 dark, velvety green above, but the midrib broadly feath- 

 ered with yellow-green. Trop. Amer. F.S. 9:939-940. 

 Gn. 17:238. L. 17.-0ne of the best. 



18. WiotUna, Makoy {C.Widti, Hort.). Lvs. bright 

 green, with two rows of olive-green blotches. Brazil. 



BBBB. Markings white or very nearly so. 



19. Legrelliina, Kegel. Leaf elliptical, pointed, 5-6 in. 

 long, 2-3Sin. bruad, above shining green, with broad, 

 white, flaming, broken middle band along the middle 

 nerve and numerous broken white linear small bauds be- 

 tween the side nerves; lower surface whitish green and 

 marked with red and green. Equador. — Neat species. 



20. crotalifera.Wats. Rattlesnake Plant. Lvs. oval, 

 abruptly acutt^ at each end, 2 ft. or less long and half as 

 broad, yellowish green, with a white-margined midrib; 

 petiole 2-3 ft. long, curved, sheathing: peduncles 1 or 2 



and 8-10 in. high, bearing distichous yellow-fid. spikes. 

 Giiatemala.— Offered in Fla. 



21. exlmia, Koern. {Phri/nmm ex imium, Koch). Peti- 

 ole grooved, greenish, closely covered with soft hair and 

 naked only on the somewhat thickened end. Leaf sur- 

 face somewhat long-elliptical, pointed, in full-grown lvs. 

 8-10 in. long and 4-5 in. broad, lightly shining blue-green, 

 and marked with broad white cross bands ; the under side 

 of the lvs. covered with short, velvety hair, and of a 

 brownish purple color. S. Amer. Gt. 686. 



22. mddio-pfcta, Makoy. Lvs. oval -lanceolate and 

 tapering to both ends, dark green, with the rib feathered 

 with white from base to summit. Brazil. 



23. micans, Kcem. Very small : Ivs. 2-3 in. long, ob- 

 long-lanceolate, somewhat acuminate, green and shining 

 above, the rib in a feathered white stripe. Brazil. L. 49. 



24. Vandenh§ckel, Regel. Lvs. dark green, shining, 

 red-purple hcmutli, the upper surface marked with two 

 concent ri(.' zones of white, and the rib margined with 

 white. Brazil ? 



25. virginEtlis, Lind. Lvs. soft-hairy below, broad- 

 oval, rather blunt, 7-9 in. long, 4-6 in. broad, upper sur- 

 face light green, and below, in the conmion form, whitish 

 green and lighter zones shown, as en tin ii|i|i. r surface, 



— or in another form, which has l)eeii ili-;i ril.iited in gar- 

 dens as C. (Maranta) MareeUi, under side shaded alight 

 violet and without zones. Brazil. A.F. 7: Gil. 



G. argyrcea, Koern. Has been offered in the American trade. 



— O. arrecta, Lind. and Andre. Tall : lvs. oblong, red beneath, 

 green above, with tbe nerves all prominent. Eqnador. I. H. 18:77. 



— C Baraqumi, Regel. Lvs. oval-laueeolate. green, with bands 

 of white. Brazil.— C. Fascinator, Hort. Bwarf : lvs. broad- 

 ovate-oblong, purplish beneath, green above and with blotches 

 of lighter color and transverse narrow bars of red. Brazil. 

 I.H. 41:104, as Maranta Fascinator. — C hleroglyphica, Lind. 

 and Andre. Dwarf: lvs. short-ovate, short-pointed, purplish be- 

 neath, green above and marked by many oblique bands or bars 

 of silvery white. Colombia. I.H. 20:122-3.— O. illustris, Hort. 

 (Maranta iUxistris, Lind.). Dwarf: lvs. broad-ovate or some- 

 what obovate. purple beneath, green above, with oblique bars of 

 lighter green and an encircling zone of shaded white. Equador. 

 I.H. 14: 515.— C. leopardlna, Regel. Medium to large : lvs. ob- 

 long, olive-green, with blotches of deep green. Brazil.- C. Mas- 

 sangeana, Hort.=Maranta Massangeana.— O. pardlna. Planch. 

 & Lind. = C. villosa.- O.rwfi&dr&a, Hook. f. Brown-hairy: lvs. 

 long-ohlong or linear-oblong, bright green above, and bluish 

 green and violet-tinged beneath : tls. yellow. Brazil? B.M. 7560. 



— O. spUndens and spUndida, Hort. = Maranta splendida.— (7. 

 villbsa, Lindl. Large : lvs. 10-20 in, long, oblong-ovate, pale 

 green, with dark brown angular blotches: fls. yellow. S. Amer. 

 F.S. 11:1101-2, as C. pardlna; also, L, 32.-0. vittdta. Kcem. 

 Lvs. ovate-acuminate, less than 1 ft. long, light green, with 

 many transverse bars of yellow-white. Brazil. L. 38. 



L. H. B. 

 CALCEOLARIA (Latin calceolus, a slipper, alluding 

 to the saccate fl.). Scrophularidcece. Many species of 

 herbs and shrubs, chiefly natives of S. Amer., but some 

 in Mexico and New Zealand. Corolla 2-parted nearly to 

 the base, the lower part or lip deflexed and inflated-slip- 

 per-like, the upper lip .smaller and ascending, but usu- 

 ally saccate ; stamens 2 or rarely 3, and no rudiments 

 (A, Fig. 315) : fruit a many-seeded capsule: lvs. usually 

 hairy and rugose, mostly opposite. Calceolarias are 

 grown for the variously colored and usually spotted 

 lady''s-slipper-like fls. The colors are often very rich and 

 intense. The genus falls into two horticultural sections, 

 the herbaceous kinds, and the shrubby kinds. The former 

 are the only ones generally known in this country. They 

 are grown from seeds. They are often known as the 

 hybrid Calceolarias {C. hybrida, Hort.), since the com- 

 mon varieties are evidently the products of inter-crossing 

 and plant-breeding. j^ ^ ^ 



Of the hybrid section, seeds are best sown at the end 

 of June or beginning of July, in pans. Care should be 

 taken to have the pans thoroughly clean. Good drainage 

 is essential, A good soil is one composed of equal parts 

 of sand, leaf-mold and sod soil. This should be finely 

 sifted. After filling the pans, thoroughly dampen, and 

 allow to drain before sowing. It is unnecessary to cover 

 the seeds with soil, but a close-fitting pane of glass should 

 be placed over the pan until the little plants are well 

 started, when the glass should be gradually removed. In 

 the early stages, watering is best done by immersion, but 

 it is not advisable to keep the pans standing in water. 



