66 HARDY PERENNIALS AND 



dormant eyes are not only in a green, but exposed state ; they 

 should be watched after, or during one mild night the whole 

 may be grazed off, to the great injury of the plant. 



Its habit, uses, culture, and propagation are the same as for 

 C. tenuifolia. 



Coreopsis Grandiflora. 



LARGE-FLOWERED COREOPSIS ; Nat. Ord. COMPOSITE. 



IN many parts this resembles C. lanceolata, its main distinction 

 being implied by its name. The flowers are larger and the ray 

 florets more deeply cut ; it is also bolder in the foliage, and the 

 stems grow nearly as strong as willows. It is an abundant 

 bloomer, and a good specimen is a' glorious object during the 

 autumn. It comes from North America, but my experience of 

 it is that it is not so hardy as C. lanceolata and 0. auriculata. 

 'Habit, uses, culture, and propagation, as for C. lanceolata. 



Coreopsis Lanceolata. 



SPEAR-LEAVED COREOPSIS; Nat. Ord. COMPOSITE. 



THIS form of bright yellow flower is in great favour during 

 August, but that is not all. The various kinds of this genus are 

 plants of the easiest culture, and their rich flowers are produced 

 in great quantities from midsummer to the time the frosts begin. 

 This species has been said to be only of a biennial character ; it 

 is, however, understood generally to be perennial, though not 

 quite so hardy as others which come from the colder climates of 

 America. It was imported from Carolina in 1724, and in this 

 country proves hardy in selected situations, where its roots are 

 comparatively dry in winter, and I may add that it proves a true 

 perennial. 



"When the plant has attained the height of a foot it begins to 

 flower; each bloom has a long pedicel, nearly naked, also 

 round and smooth. The flowers are a shining yellow colour, and 

 nearly Sin. across; the florets of the ray are flatly arranged, 

 shield-shaped, pleated, and four -toothed, the teeth being some- 

 times jagged ; the disk is small for so large a flower ; the florets 

 brown and yellow. The double involucrum, common to the 

 genus, has its upper set of bracteoies rolled outward ; they are 

 of a brownish colour ; the lower set are green and wheel-shaped 

 during the period of a perfect ray, and they alternate with the 

 upper ones. The leaves, as may be inferred from the specific 

 name, are lance-shaped, 2in. to 6in. long, smooth and entire ; 

 they are attenuated to the stems, which they more or less clasp. 

 The habit of the plant is much branched, but only slightly at 

 base ; it becomes top-heavy from the numerous shoots near the 

 top, which cause it to be procumbent; otherwise this subject 

 would rank with tall growers. It is one of the most useful 



