THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN. 



and is of rapid growth. In some winters 

 it is not cut down by frost. There is a 

 variety called multiflora, which is very 

 free - flowering, and which has shorter 

 flowers and of darker crimson. F. tenella 

 is a seedling variety. Chili. 



F. Eiccartoni. One of the prettiest 

 and hardiest sorts, growing well without 

 protection even in parts of Scotland. It 

 is compact and twiggy, and in summer 

 bears many bright red blossoms. A 

 garden hybrid. 



Besides these, other kinds are in cul- 

 tivation, such as procumbens a curious 



Kirkii, procumbens from N. Zealand, and 

 one, racemosa, from the Island of San Do- 

 mingo. The known species are : 



F. alpestris, ampliata, apetala, arborescens, 

 ayaovacensis, bacillaris, boliviano,, canescens, 

 caracasana, chonotica, coccinea, Colensoi, con- 

 fertifolia, cordifolia, corymbiflora, cu)~viflora, 

 decussate, denticulata, dependens, Eucliandra, 

 excorticata, fulgens, globosa, Hartiuegii, hir- 

 suta, hirtella, insignis, integrifolia intermedia, 

 Kirkii, Lenneana, longiflora, loxensis, ma- 

 crantha, macropelala, macrostemma, macro- 

 stigma, membranacea, microphylla, miniata, 

 minimiftora, minutiflora, mixta, montana, 

 nigricans, Notarisii, ovalis, parviflora, petio- 



Plantain Lily (Funkia Sieboldi). 



little New Zealand species serratifolia, 

 magellanica, thymifolia, and microphylla, 

 and nearly all the hybrid kinds do out-of- 

 doors in summer, and bloom well, though 

 they may be cut down in winter. Among 

 the most distinct and pretty are the 

 dwarf and fragile kinds, such as F. micro- 

 phylla, F. pumila, and several hardy 

 hybrids of the globosa section, all of 

 which seem to flourish unusually well 

 near the sea, and to grow almost any- 

 where. 



Fuchsias are mostly S. American plants, 

 chiefly from Brazil, Bolivia, Chili, Ecuador, 

 Peru, New Grenada, and Venezuela, but some 

 from Mexico, some viz. Colensoi, Eucliandra, 



laris, procumbens, pttbescens, quinduensis, race- 

 mosa, rosea, salicifolia, scabrhtscula, serrati- 

 folia, sessilifolia, siniplicicatilis, spe(tabihs, 

 spinosa, splendent, sylvatica, thymifolia, tri- 

 phylla, timbrosa, vemista, verrncosa, virgata. 



FUNKIA (Plantain Lily\ Valuable 

 Japanese plants of the Lily Order, of which 

 there are about half-a-dozen species and 

 numerous varieties. The different species 

 are free-flowering herbaceous plants, with 

 spikes of bell-shaped flowers, but the 

 chief value is in the foliage. They are 

 noble plants, most useful for m;my 

 positions in the garden, while few lend 

 such a fine effect as F. Sieboldi when 

 finely developed. They are highly suit- 



