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LYCHNIS 



LYCHNIS 



DUSTY MILLER. ROSE CAMPION. Fig. 2223. Biennial 

 or perennial, 1-2 j/ ft. tall, forking toward the top: 

 Ivs. oblong, oblong-oval or oblong-spat ulate, the lower 

 ones obtuse or nearly so, tapering to a more or less 



clasping base: fls. 

 large (1^ in- across), 

 circular in outline, 

 crimson or rose-crim- 

 son, borne singly on 

 the ends of the 

 branches; petals with 

 appendages at the 

 throat; calyx with 

 filiform teeth. Eu. 

 and Asia. B.M. 24. 

 J. H. III. 57:571. 

 Gn. W. 26:43. G. 

 30:401. A" common 

 plant of old gardens, 

 and sometimes es- 

 caped. The glowing 

 fls. and white foliage 

 make it a conspicu- 

 ous plant. A hybrid 

 of this and L. Flos- 



2223. Lychnis Coronaria. 6. F16s-J6vis,Desr. 



(A grostemma Flos- 



Jbvis, Linn. Coronaria Flds-Jdvis, A. Br.). FLOWER OF 

 JOVE. Fig. 2224. Perennial, 12-18 in., making a 

 clump: Ivs. in a rosette, also cauline, oval-lanceolate, 

 more or less clasping: fls. small (J^in. or less across), 

 bright red or rose, in a rather dense, umbel-like clus- 

 ter. Eu. B.M. 398. Hardy perennial, rarely seen in 

 old gardens. 



cc. Plant not white-woolly, green. 



D. Petals 2-notched or 2-deft. (Forms of No. 14 may be 

 sought here.) 

 E. Annuals. 



7. Cdfeli-rdsa, Desr. (Agrostemma Cddi-rbsa, Linn. 

 Silene Cdeli-rdsa, Rohrb. Coronaria Cdeli-rdsa, Fries). 

 ROSE OF HEAVEN. Fig. 2225. A very floriferous 

 annual, 12-18 in., glabrous: Ivs. linear, long-acuminate 

 and very sharp-pointed: fls. on slender sts., about an 



inch across, the petals 

 only slightly notched, 

 rose-red, with a linear 

 bifid scale at the throat ; 

 calyx club - shaped . 

 Medit. region. B.M. 

 295. A popular gar- 

 den annual, loving the 

 sun. There is a white- 

 fid, form; also var. 

 fimbriata, Hort., with 

 toothed petals; and 

 other forms. For an 

 account of the lead- 

 ing garden forms, see 

 Rehder, M.D.G. 1897, 

 p. 346. 



Var. oculata, Hort. 

 (L. oculata, Backh. Vis- 

 caria oculata, Lindl.), 

 is a handsome form 

 with purple-eyed fls. 

 B. R. 29:53. B. M. 

 4075. 



EE. Biennials and 

 perennials. 



8. dioica, Linn. (L. 

 2224. Lychnis Flos-Jovis. diurna, Sibth.). RED 



or MORNING CAMPION. Fig. 2226. Coarse, hairy and 

 usually somewhat viscid, 1-2 ft. tall, forking above: 

 Ivs. ovate-lanceolate or oblong, the cauline ones broad- 

 based or clasping: fls. normally red (varying to pink 

 and white), in loose, elongating or forking clusters (or 

 at first single on the ends of the branches), opening in 

 the morning, not fragrant, more or less dioecious; 

 calyx oblong, reddish, not exceeding J^in. length: fr. 

 or caps, large and globose, wide-mouthed, the teeth 

 recurved. Eu. and Asia. Fre- 

 quent in old gardens, and also 

 run wild in waste grounds in the 

 eastern states. There are double- 

 fld. forms. G.C. III. 48:105 

 (double) . 



9. alba, Mill. (L. vespertma, 

 Sibth.). WHITE or EVENING 

 CAMPION. Fig. 2227. Very like 

 the last, and perhaps not speci- 

 fically distinct, but more viscid: 

 Ivs. longer: fls. usually white 

 and fragrant and opening at 

 evening; calyx longer and green: 

 caps, ovate to conical, with teeth 

 erect or spreading, not recurved. 

 May, June. Eu. In old gar- 

 dens and also escaped. There is 

 a double-fld. form. G. 4:319; 

 8 : 5 1 1 ; 30 : 400. This and the last 

 are easily grown biennials or 

 perennials, 



10. Viscaria, Linn. GERMAN 

 'CATCHFLY. Interesting hardy 

 perennial, 6-20 in. high, glabrous 

 but with viscid patches beneath 

 the fl.-clusters: Ivs. long-linear, 

 the lower ones tapering toward 

 the base: fls. not large, red, in 

 opposite short-stalked clusters, 

 which form an interrupted 

 glomerate panicle; calyx %in. 

 long, reddish, usually somewhat 

 swollen above the middle, with 

 short teeth. Eu., N. Asia. G. 

 C. III. 20:122. Sometimes seen 

 in old gardens, and a useful plant 

 with a tufted habit; a most 

 profuse bloomer in sunny places. 

 Var. alba, Hort. Fls. white. G. 

 M. 56:455. G. 30:401. Var. 

 splendens, Hort., has rose-pink 

 fls. Var. elegans, Hort., has 

 scarlet and white -striped fls. 

 There are double-fld. forms. G. 

 25:347. 



11. Preslii, Sekera. Perennial 

 (?), 1-1 M ft., with many root- 

 Ivs. which are oval-lanceolate 

 or obovate, acuminate: st.-lvs. 

 oval and obtuse, dark green: fls. 

 about 1 in. diam., purple, in 

 forked panicled clusters; petals 



2-notched (?); crown fringed, rose; calyx reddish and 

 much inflated. Bolivia. Apparently little known 

 horticulturally. 



12. yunnanensis, Baker. Allied to L. Flos-cuculi, 

 but with much the habit of L. sibirica (see suppl. list, 

 next page) : perennial, many-stemmed, 6 or 7 in. high, 

 the sts. slender and pubescent: Ivs. lanceolate or linear- 

 lanceolate, sessile, glaucous-green and pubescent, acute : 

 fls. white, the petals much longer than calyx and usu- 

 ally 2-lobed; filaments longer than calyx, the latter 10- 

 nerved, tubular-campanulate, reddish at margin and 

 the segms. ovate and somewhat glandular. China. 

 Recently offered. 



2225. Lychnis Coeli-rosa. 



(Natural size) 



