HERBACEOUS PLANTS 



CHELIDONIUM LASIOCAKPUM, Oliver. 

 Hooker's Ic. PI. t. 1739. 



A yellow-flowered herbaceous perennial introduced through Wilson 

 from Central China, and previously collected by Dr. Henry. 



The root known by a name signifying " Man's-Blood Herb," from the 

 red juice in the root and stem, is used as a drug by the Chinese. 



CHIONOGKAPHIS JAPONICA, Maxim. 



Bot. Mag. t. 6510 ; Gard. Chron. 1881, vol. xv. p. 720 ; figs. 128-130. 



Thib interesting plant, described by Thunberg in his Flora Japonica, 

 p. 152, had been known to science for a century prior to introduction by 

 Messrs. Veitch in 1880. 



A glabrous perennial herb, the only species in the genus, closely related 

 to the East North American genera Helonia and Chamaelirium. 



From seed sent by Maries from Japan, plants were raised and flowered 

 in April 1880 for the first time. 



CODONOPSIS TANGSHEN, Oliver. 



Hooker's Ic. PI. t. 1966. 



A member of the Campanula family with twining stems, raised from 

 seed from Central China, where, considered an important drug, and used 

 amongst the very poor as a substitute for the costly ginseng, it is known 

 as the t'ang-shen. 



COLLINSIA BAKTSLEFOLIA, Benth. 



Gard. Chron. 1852, p. 689 (advt.). 



A pretty annual herb sent from California by William Lobb, dis- 

 tributed in 1852. 



The plants from 6 to 9 in. in height, with pale lilac- coloured flowers in 

 profusion, are useful for the borders or bed edging during the summer 

 months. 



COLLINSIA MULTICOLOE, Lindl. 



Gard. Chron. 1852, p. 690 (advt.) ; Paxt. Fl. Gdn. 1851-1852, p. 89, t. 56. 



A pretty Californian annual about 1| ft. high, through William Lobb, 

 first distributed in 1852. 



The flowers, in whorled inflorescences in the axils of the uppermost 

 leaves, are of variable colour, mostly white with lilac, rose, or violet stripes 

 and markings. 



For beds or borders in the summer a charming subject, growing on a 

 poor soil equally as in a rich. 



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