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DATURA. 



THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN. 



DATURA. 



across, white, tinged with violet-purple, 

 expanding in the afternoon and closing 

 on the following morning. D. fastuosa 

 is a handsome species, having white 

 blossoms smaller than the preceding; 

 there is a fine variety of it with the tube 

 of the flower violet and the inside white. 

 The most striking forms of this species 



humilis flava of the gardens ; but although 

 they offer a- greater variety of colour, 

 they are less hardy than the older forms 

 just described, and appear to require a 

 warmer climate for their complete de- 

 velopment. D. meteloides is a handsome 

 Mexican plant, called in gardens Wright's 

 Datura. Isolated specimens of it have a 



(Brugmansia Knighti) 



bear "double" flowers, the primary corolla 

 having a second and sometimes a third 

 corolla arising from its tube, all being 

 perfectly regular in form, and often being 

 particoloured, as in the single variety 

 with violet flowers. D. fastuosa Huberi- 

 ana of the seed catalogues, and several 

 varieties of it that are offered, are re- 

 puted to be hybrids of this species with 

 the dwarf D. chlorantha flore-pleno or D. 



fine aspect in sunny but sheltered nooks. 

 It is from 3 to 4 ft. high, has wide- 

 spreading branches, and blooms from the 

 middle of July till frost sets in, the flowers 

 white, tinged with mauve ; from 4 to 6 in. 

 across, showy and sweet, but the leaves 

 emit a disagreeable odour. Besides these 

 there are other kinds in cultivation, such 

 as D. ferox and quercifolia, but those 

 described are the finest. Fresh seeds are 



