OUR NATIVE PLANTS. 165 



plants not included in any of the former classes, \'et valuable 

 either for their flowers or their ornamental foliage. 



Among the flowering kinds we have Salvia coccinea, the whole 

 plant from one to two feet in height, and bearing continually 

 spikes of bright scarlet flowers. S. 2)entstemonoides grows from 

 two to four feet high, and has very large crimson flowers. S. 

 Greggii grows about three feet high, producing spikes of red flowers. 



Leptosyne maritima is a very useful plant ; it grows about three 

 feet high and produces through the whole winter its large bright 

 yellow flowers on long stems. L. gigantea is said to resemble the 

 foregoing but is a much larger plant. 



Bouvardia triphylla grows over three feet in height, and pro- 

 duces clusters of scarlet flowers. 



A plant worth introducing is Dendromecon rigidum; it grows 

 from two to eight feet in height and bears numerous yellow poppy- 

 like flowers. Another worthy plant is Tagetes Lemmoni, which 

 forms a bush two feet in height covered with large golden flowers. 

 This is a newly introduced plant, and a strict winter bloomer. I 

 think that this plant may be so improved under culture, as to make 

 it a first class plant. 



Several species of Ceanothus are very show}' plants, with large 

 spikes of blue or white flowers. C. Veitchianus and C. Jloribundus 

 are the best. 



Vinca rosea also makes a good greenhouse plant. 



Mimulus moschatus is well known for its yellow flowers and its 

 perfume as well. 



Asdepias Currassavica grows two feet in height and produces 

 clusters of orange red flowers. 



Carina Jiaccida serves both as a foliage and a flowering plant, 

 having large leaves and bright yellow flowers. 



As for real foliage plants, we have among others the Sahal 

 Palmetto, S. Adansoni, and S. serrulata, all with large fan-shaped 

 leaves. 



Chamcerops hystrix is a dwarf palm, \Qvy spiny, with plaited 

 leaves. 



*rhe noble Washingtonia Jilifera is a rapid grower, and very 

 striking on account of the long white fibres hanging from the 

 large and plaited leaves. 



Oreodoxa regia is a beautiful and ornamental plant having long 

 pinnate leaves attaining large size. 



