IMANTOPHTLLtJM 



IMANTOPHYLLUM. Included under Olivia. 



IMMORTELLES. Consult Everlastixtj Flowers. 



IMPATIENS (from the Latin; having reference to the 

 pods, which, when ripe, on slight pressure burst open, 

 scattering the seed). Oeraiiiiicea;. (By some referred 

 toBalsamindcew.) Tender, succulent herbs, with 

 very fleshy stems and simple leaves usually alter- 

 nate and the upper ones often in whoils: pe- 

 duncles axillary, with 1-6 or more lis. of vaiious 

 colors: sepals 3 (seldom 5), the posterior one 

 taking on a spur-like shape; petals 5 or 

 3, in which case 2 are grown together: 

 fr. a pod, which, when ripe, bursts when 

 pinched, scattering the seeds. About 

 220 species, mainly from tropical India 

 aud Africa. About 20 have found their 

 way into cultivation for the most part 

 as greenhouse plants, 1. Balsamina being the species 

 best known as an outdoor annual. See Balsam. Propa- 

 gation by cuttings and seed. 



A. Peduncles witli siyigle fls. 



Hiwkeri, W. Bull. A bushy, soft-wooded plant with 

 well branched stems of a dull red color; Ivs. opposite or 

 in whorls of 3, ovate, acuminate, serrate, dark green: 

 peduncles axillary, long and slender: tls. rounded in 

 outline, about 3 in. in diam., deep carmine, with a white 

 eye. South Sea Islands. Int. about 188(). G.C. 11.25:761. 

 I.H. 34 :2. —A greenhouse plant, needing an intermediate 

 temperature. Plants from early spring cuttings bloom 

 all summer and into autumn. 



platyp^tala, Lindl. (/. puUMrrima, Dalzell. /. latl- 

 fdlia, Hort. ). Stems strong, succulent, branched and 

 usually reddish purple; Ivs. whorled, lanceolate or oval, 

 serrate, hairy beneath: peduncles axillary, shorter than 



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protected and warm situations outdoors. Prop, by out- 

 tings, and during growth should be treated like Gloxinias. 

 Var. Lucie or Lucy belongs here. 



AA. Peduncles with 1-2 fls. 

 Sultani, Hook. Pig. 1127 From 12-24 in. high, with 

 stout stem and branches, rather succulent and green : 



Impaticns aurea(XK. ) 

 I of the native jewel-weeds. 



the Ivs. : fls. large, rose-colored : spur sickle-shaped, 

 rather thin and petals transversely obcordate. Summer. 

 Java. R.H. 1847:221. B.R. .32:08. -Needs a moderate to 

 warm temp., and may be used as a house-plant or in 



1129. Impatiens Roylei (X %). 



Ivs. elliptical or lanceolate and narrowed into a petiole 

 about 1 in. long; lower Ivs. alternate, upper ones almost 

 whorled: peduncles axillary, of a rich rose-red in the 

 original form. Hybrids and sports have given shades 

 from pink to almost purple, and a white variety also ex- 

 ists. Spur is very long and thin. Zanzibar. B.M. 6643. 

 Gn. 23, p. 331. V. 7:325, .326. S.H. 2:280. I.H. 30:488; 42, 

 p. 140. R.H. 1884: 12. -Increased by seeds; also by cut- 

 tings, which root readily. With /. Hookeriana, the best 

 in cult. A greenhouse plant; it also does well as a house 

 plant, blooming almost continuously. 



AAA. Peduncles with S-4 fls.: plant 2-4 ft. 



aiirea, Muhl. (/. pdllida. Nutt.). Pale Touch-me- 

 not. Jewel-weed. Pig. 1128. With /. fii'rtocn. the rep- 

 resentatives of the family in the indigenous flora of the 

 U. S. Larger than 1. biflora; otlu-rwisc similar to it, 

 with pale yellow fls. sparingly dotti-d witlt ln-cwnish red: 

 spur short., notched, and less th;in oin-third the length 

 of the posterior sepal. Moist, sh.ady places. July-Sept. 

 Quebec to Ore., Kans. and Ga. B.B. 2:404. — Procurable 

 from dealers in native plants. 



biSIdra, Walt. (/. /'lUra, Nutt.). Spotted Touch-me- 

 not. .Jewel-weed. With /. aurea representing the ge- 

 nus in the U. S. An annual with orange-colored fls.. 

 mottled with reddish brown : spur strongly inflexed. 

 about half as long as posterior sepal. Moist, shady 

 places. July-October. Nova Scotia to Alaska, Ore., 

 Mo. and Pla. B.B. 2:403. D. 155.-Has been offered by 

 dealers in native plants. 



Balsimina, Linn. (Balsdmina hort^nsi.i,'DC.). Gar- 

 den Balsam. See Vol. I, p. 126. 



AAAA. Peduncles with 3-6 or 



■.fls. 



Hookeriana, Am. (/. biglandttldsa, Moon. I.Sultdni 

 (ilba, Hort.). A very succulent much-branched plant, 

 growing to a height of 3 ft.: Ivs. long-petioled, ovate- 

 lanceolate, toothed : peduncles axillary in the upper 

 Ivs. : fls. large, white, spatted with purple on the large 

 lower petals; spur bent horn-shaped, and longer than 

 the fls. Blooms in fall. Ceylon. B.M. 4704. -It is a per- 

 ennial, requires a moderate temp., and does not bloom 

 until well developed. Prop, by cuttings. One of the 

 best species in cult. 



E6ylei, Walp. {/. glanduligera, Royle). Pig. 1129. 

 A rather coarse garden annual, with strong stem, suc- 

 culent and much-branched: lower Ivs. opposite; upper 

 Ivs. usually in 3's and whorled. all ovate or ovate-lan- 

 ceolate, naked, 4 in. long, sharply serrate; basal serra- 

 tions and the petiole glandular: peduncles axillary, 

 with 3 or more fls. and very numerous toward top of 

 plant: fls. large, dark purple; spur very short. Aug., 

 Sept. India. B.M. 4(120. B.R. 26:22. -Grown from seed, 

 needing but little care, and useful in groups. 



G. N. Lactman. 



IMPHEE. See Sonjlium. 



