HORTUS VEITCHII 



TEICYETIS LATIFOLIA, Maxim. 



A broad-leaved species of the "Toad Lily," a herbaceous perennial, 

 attaining a height of from 2 to 2 ft., with white flowers spotted with 

 purple and broadly ovate leaves distinctly marked with seven longitudinal 

 veins. 



A native of Central China, introduced to cultivation in 1900, but known 

 to science previously from specimens collected by Maximowicz in Northern 

 Japan. 



TKOPJEOLUM LOBBIANUM, Hort. Veitch. 

 Syns. T. peltopliorum, Benth. 



Hemsley in The Garden, 1878, vol. xiii. p. 442 ; Fl. des Serres, 1846, January, pi. iv. ; 



Bot. Mag. t. 4097. 



Found about the same time both by William Lobb and Hartweg, but to 

 the former is the honour of introduction to gardens. Native of the lofty 

 mountains of Columbia, Lobb detected it in 1843, and sent seed to 

 Exeter. 



TKOP^EOLUM SMITHII, DC. 



Bot. Mag. t. 4385 ; Hemsley in The Garden, 1878, vol. xiii. p. 444. 



This hardy annual or greenhouse perennial, with dull, brick-red sepals 

 and spur, bright orange-yellow petals striped red and curiously fringed, 

 is a native of the high mountain ranges of Columbia, sent by William 

 Lobb in 1848. 



TKOP^EOLUM SPECIOSUM, P. & E. 



Paxfc. Mag. Bofc. vol.' adv. p. 173; Bot. Mag. t. 4323; The Garden, 1878, vol. xiii. 

 pi. 127, p. 442 ; Kev. Hort. 1904, n.s. torn. iv. p. 88, col. pi. 



A magnificent species, native of the southern provinces of Chili, from 

 Concepcion to Chiloe, probably the handsomest of the genus, well 

 meriting the common name of " Flame Flower," introduced to this 

 country through William Lobb, and flowered for the first time in June 

 1847. 



Though perfectly hardy, the plant will not succeed in all positions, 

 and like others from the same locality dislikes strong sunlight, a dry 

 atmosphere and draught, and failures in connection with its cultivation 

 are often doubtless due to the want of these simple precautions. 



A brilliant garden picture. 



VIOLA PEDUNCULATA, Torrey & Gray. 



Bot. Mag. t. 5004. 



One of the many discoveries of David Douglas in California during his 



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