CLERODENDRON 



801 



size of a sweet pea seed, peacock-blue, set on the pur- 

 ple or crimson old calyx. China. G.M. 54:817. R.H. 

 1911, p. 522, 523. 



8. inerme, Gsertn. Tall shrub or becoming small 

 tree : Ivs. opposite or ternate, obovate or elliptic, entire, 

 scentless, privet-like, 1 1 A in. or less long: fls. white, 

 fragrant, on 3-7-fld. axillary peduncles; corolla-tube 



%in. long, the lobes 

 very short: fr. }^in. 

 long, smooth, separa- 

 ting into 4 parts. India, 

 where it is said to be 

 used for hedges. 

 Offered in S. Calif. 



BB. Corolla-tube mark- 

 edly longer than 

 the small calyx 

 (usually 2-3 times 

 or more longer) . 

 c. Fls. white. 

 9. tomentdsum, R. 

 Br. Shrubby and erect 

 (often becoming a 

 small tree), pubescent, 

 often purplish: Ivs. 

 opposite and pet- 

 )ioled, ovate-elliptic 

 to sub - lanceolate, 

 short-acuminate, 2- 

 4 in. long, entire or 

 sparingly toothed, 

 pubescent on both 

 sides, but thickly 

 so on the under 

 side: fls. in opposite, 

 forking compact 

 clusters, the calyx 

 not enlarged, the 

 slim, corolla - tube 

 long-exserted (3-4 times length of calyx), and the clear 

 white corolla-lobes reflexed-curled ; anthers yellow, 

 protruding. Austral. B.M. 1518. Cult, in S. Calif. 



10. macrosiphon, Hook. f. (C. indsum var. macrosi- 

 phon, Baker). Elegant erect shrub, finely pubescent: 

 Ivs. opposite, oblanceolate-oblong, acuminate, notched 

 or pinnatifid: fls. in a nearly sessile terminal cyme or 

 head, pure white; calyx green, very small; corolla-tube 

 very narrow, 4-5 in. long, hairy, the limb 1-sided, Kin. 

 long; filaments 2 in. long, red. E. Afr. B.M. 6695 

 Warmhouse plant of merit, but the handsome fls. are 

 short-lived. 



11. Siphonanthus, R. Br. (Siphondnthus indica, 

 Willd.). TURK'S TURBAN. TUBE-FLOWER. Shrub, 

 2-8 ft. high, open-branched : Ivs. opposite or verticillate, 

 nearly sessile, narrowly lanceolate, entire or nearly so: 

 fls. long-tubed and white (tube 3-4 in. long) in very 

 large terminal racemes, the lobes ^in. long, obovate- 

 oblong: fr. a showy, red and purple berry, which per- 

 sists a long time. E. Indies. Hardy in Fla. 



cc. Fls. red, orange or distinctly lilac. 



12. squamatum, Vahl (C. Kaempferi, Sieb.). Shrub 

 6-10 ft., thinly pubescent: Ivs. large, opposite, round- 

 cordate, entire or denticulate, acuminate: infl. and fls. 

 brilliant scarlet; fls. with small red calyx and reflexed, 

 spreading, unequal corolla-lobes; corolla-tube 1 in. or 

 less long, very slender: drupe blue-black or greenish 

 blue, rather fleshy. China. B.R. 649. R.B. 22:253. 

 Gn. 42:562. Gt. 5:352. Very showy. Cult, in warm 

 greenhouses, and in the open in S. Calif, and S. Fla. 

 The fls. are in an erect branchy, panicle-like cluster. 



13. fallax, Lindl. Fig. 997. A highly ornamental 

 species: st. erect, shrubby, branching after flowering, 

 bluntly 4-angled: Ivs. large, cordate-ovate, hairy, rich 



997. Clerodendron fallax. ( X M) 



dark green, often 1 ft. in length and supported by a 

 stout hairy petiole: infl. erect, often 18 in. or more in 

 length; fls. bright scarlet, numerous, 1H~2 in. diam., 

 tube narrow, lobes reflexed. Java. G.C. III. 45:324. 

 Gn. 59, p. 179, desc. G.W. 10, p. 247. Should be in every 

 collection of warmhouse plants, as it may be induced to 

 bloom practically all the year round; it should be given a 

 fairly light position, with slight shade from strong sun. 



14. myrmecophilum, Ridley. Shrub, sparingly 

 branched, 3 ft., with terete sts. and white bark: Ivs. 

 opposite and alternate, 1 ft. long, linear-oblong, shining 

 dark green, with a dozen pairs of conspicuous nerves, 

 short-petioled : fls. yellow-red, in a large, showy terminal 

 pubescent panicle; calyx about J^in. long; corolla- 

 tube considerably longer than calyx; corolla-lobes H m ' 

 long, obovate to oblong and obtuse; filaments red, 

 much exserted. Singapore. B.M. 7887. G.C. III. 

 33:291; 35:237. R.H. 1907, p. 443. G. 26:359. G.M. 

 47:259. Gng. 13:376. A.F. 25:78. The hollow sts. 

 afford nesting-places for ants, whence the name 

 myrmecophilum ("ant-loving"). Blooms well in 6-in. 

 pots in a warmhouse, producing panicles 8 in. long on 

 plants 2 ft. high. 



15. foBtidum, Bunge (C. Bungei, Steud.). Shrub, 

 3-6 ft., pubescent, spiny, of a dwarf spreading habit, 

 sparsely branched: Ivs. opposite, broad-ovate and 

 acuminate, stalked, coarsely toothed, often 1 ft. long, 

 dark green above and red-hairy beneath: fls. rosy-red, 

 %in. across, tube 3-4 times as long as calyx, in a dense 

 capitate corymb 4-8 in. across. China. B.M. 4880. 

 F.S. 9 : 863. G. 27 : 452 ; 30 : 361 .Cool greenhouse; hardy 

 in middle and southern states. August. Killed to the 

 ground in the latitude of Philadelphia, but sprouts 

 up and blooms. Fls. not fetid, but name given because 

 of the odor of the bruised Ivs. Spreads by suckers from 

 the root, and soon forms a mass of beautiful free flower- 

 ing growths. L. H. B. 



CLETHRA (ancient Greek name of the Alder, trans- 

 ferred to this genus on account of the resemblance of 

 the leaves). Clethracese. WHITE ALDER. Shrubs or 

 small trees grown for their handsome spikes of white 

 fragrant flowers appearing in summer. 



Leaves alternate, usually serrate, 

 deciduous or persistent: fls. white, in 

 terminal often panicled racemes; 

 petals 5, erect; stamens 10: caps, split- 

 ting into 3 valves, 

 many - seeded. 

 About 25 species 

 in Amer., E. Asia, 

 Madeira. Only a 

 few hardy de- 

 ciduous species 

 are generally 

 cult.; valuable 

 for their showy 

 spikes of white 

 fragrant fls., ap- 

 pearing late in 

 summer. They 

 grow best in a 

 moist, peaty or 

 sandy soil. Prop, 

 by seeds, sown in 

 spring in pans in 

 sandy and peaty 

 soil, and by 

 greenwood cut- 

 tings under glass, 

 growing best if 

 taken from forced 

 plants in early 

 spring and placed 

 in slight bottom 

 heat; also, in- 998. Clethra tomentosa. (XH) 



