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2223. Lychnis Coronaria. 



DvsTY MiLUEK. RiTSE Camtion. Kip. 2'J"2I?. Uionnial 

 or (x^roniiiid. l-'i'-j ft. tall, forkiiijj toward tlio top: 

 l\-s. obloiij;. obloiiR-oval or olilons-spatulato, the lower 

 ones obtuso or nearly so. tapcrini; to a more or loss 



olas|)ing base: fls. 

 larpe (.1 ' •_> in. across), 

 eirciilar in mitline, 

 erinison or rosc-criin- 

 son, borne singly on 

 the ends of the 

 branches; petals with 

 appendages at the 

 throat; calyx with 

 liliform teeth. En. 

 and Asia. B.M. 24. 

 .1. 11. III. 57:571. 

 (hi. W. 2():43. G. 

 :i(l:4t)l. — A common 

 jilnnt of olil gardens, 

 and sometimes es- 

 caped. The glowing 

 fls. and white foliage 

 make it a conspicu- 

 ous plant. A hybrid 

 ■ of this and L. Flos- 

 ^ Jovia is figtired in G. 

 ' 0.111.2:101. 



(). F16s-J6vis,Desr. 

 (-•1 groslini ina Fl6s- 

 Jofis, Linn. Coronaria Fl6s-Jbvis, A. Br.). Floweb of 

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

 clump: Ivs. in a ro.sette, also cauUnc, oval-lancoolatc, 

 more or less clasping: fls. small (J^in- <"" 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 nol white-woolly, green. 



D. Petals StwUhed or 2-cleft. {Forms of No. 14 may be 



sought here.) 



E. Annuals. 



7. Cdeli-r6sa, Desr. (Agrostimma CMi-rbsa, Linn. 

 SUene CwH-rdsa, Rohrb. Coronaria Cali-rbsa, F'ries). 

 Rose of Heaven. Fig. 2225. ,\ very floriferous 

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

 and very sharjj-pointcd: fis. 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. 

 Mcfiit. region. B.M. 

 295. — A jiopular gar- 

 den annual, loving the 

 sun. There is a white- 

 fld. form; al.so var. 

 fimbriata, Hort., with 

 toothed petals ; and 

 other forms. For an 

 account of th(^ lead- 

 ing garden fonns, .see 

 Kehder, M.D.G. 1897, 

 p. 346. 



Var. ocuiata, Hort. 

 (L.oculalii, Backh. Vis- 

 caria ocuUdn, Lindl.), 

 is a handsf)me form 

 with purf)le-eyed fls. 

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

 4075. 



EE. Biennials and 

 -perennials. 



H. didica, Linn. (L. 

 2/24. Lychnis Flos- Jovis. cliurna, Sibth.). Red 



or MouNiNu Camimon. Kig. 2226. Coarse, hairy and 

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

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

 biised 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 dicecious; 

 calyx oblong, reddish, not exceeding ' ■jin. length: fr. 

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

 recurved. Ku. and Asia. — Fre- 

 (luent in old gardens, and also 

 run wild in wiuste groimds in the 

 eastern states. There are double- ' 

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

 (double). 



9. dlba, Mill. {L. vesperllna, 

 Sibth.). White or Evening 

 Cami'ion. Fig. 2227. Very like 

 the last, and jierhaps not speci- 

 fically distinct, but more vi.scid: 

 Ivs. longer: fls. usually white 

 and fragrant and ojiening 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 escajied. There is 

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

 8:511; 30:400. This and the last 

 are e;isily grown biennials or 

 perennials. 



10. Viscaria, Linn. Gehman 

 Catciifly. Interesting hardy 

 perennial, 6-20 in. high, glabrous 

 but with viscid jiatches 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 jianicle; calyx J^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. .50:4.55. 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 /'2 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 

 forkerl panicled clusters; petals 



.2-nolclied ('!); 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) : jierennial, many-stemmed, 6 or 7 in. high, 

 th(! sts. slender and pubescient: 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, tubiilar-campanulate, reddish at margin and 

 the segms. ovate and somewhat glandular. China. — 

 Recently offered. 



2225. Lychnis Cceli-rosa. 



(Natural size) 



