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duced to Kew in 1910, by Mr Maurice de Vilmorin. It is a very charming 

 and pretty plant, distinct in its short, erect habit, and its covering of shaggy 

 down. It is found on mountain slopes and summits at 7000 to 9000 ft., but 

 is rather tender at Kew. Mr Mottet tells me, however, that it is hardy in 

 Mr P. de Vilmorin's garden at Verrieres-le-Buisson, near Paris. It succeeds 

 very well in Cornwall. 



C. CIRRHOSA, Linnceus. 



(BoL Mag., t. 1070 ; C. balearica, Pet-soon.} 



An evergreen climber, said to cover trees in its native country, but only a 

 few feet high in the average climate of Britain ; young stems silky-hairy. 

 Leaves glossy beneath, broadly ovate with a heart-shaped base, or three-lobed, 

 coarsely toothed, smooth ; f to 2 ins. long, ^ to i| ins. wide ; stalk to i ins. 

 long. Flower solitary, on a stalk I to 2 ins. long ; sepals oval, dull white or 

 cream-coloured, downy outside; the whole flower i^ to 2^ ins. across pro- 

 duced in winter. Seed-vessels terminated by plumose styles i^ to 2 ins. -ong, 

 forming large, beautifully silky tassels. 



Native of Spain, Algeria, and Palestine ; first discovered in Andalusia by 

 the botanist Clusius in the latter half of the sixteenth century, and soon after- 

 wards introduced to Britain. It shares with C. calycina the well-marked 

 distinction of a cup-like involucre on the flower-stalk beneath the sepals. It 

 appears to be hardier than C. calycina, but at Kew does not flower so well, 

 nor has it the beautifully cut, bronzy foliage that is so attractive in its ally. 

 Both species have been called "balearica," and considerably confused in 

 gardens. 



C. COCCINEA, Engdmann. 



(Bot. Mag., t. 6594 ; C. texensis, Buckley?) 



A climbing, semi-herbaceous plant in this country, mostly dying back in 

 winter, but several yards high in its native country. Leaves pinnate, glaucous, 

 composed of four to eight leaflets, each of which has a stalk as long, or longer 

 than its blade, the common stalk often ending in a sort of tendril. Leaflets 

 ovate to roundish, or sometimes two- or three-lobed, mostly heart-shaped at the 

 base, i to 3 ins. long, with well-marked, netted veins ; quite smooth, and not 

 toothed. Flower solitary, on a ribbed stalk 5 to 6 ins. long, pitcher-shaped, 

 nodding ; i in. long, f in. wide at the base, much narrowed towards the 

 mouth, of various shades of red from scarlet to purplish. Sepals thick, 

 narrowly ovate, with the points slightly reflexed, downy at the margins. Seed- 

 vessels ending in a feathery style, i| ins. long. 



Native of Texas ; discovered in 1850 and introduced in 1868. This species 

 is rather tender, and needs some protection in winter. At Kew it lives outside, 

 at the foot of a south wall. The flowers are variable in shade, but the rich 

 red form in cultivation is unique in colour among cultivated species. It has 

 been hybridised with the large-flowered varieties of the patens and other 

 groups, and has given some very distinct and handsome varieties, such as 

 "Ville de Lyon" and "Countess of Onslow." Blossoms in autumn. 



Var. MAJOR has flowers up to i^ ins. long. 



C. cox NAT A, De Candolle. 



A deciduous climber of vigorous habit, growing probably 20 ft. or more 

 high ; stems only slightly ribbed, not downy. Leaves mostly consisting of 

 three or five leaflets, which are bright green on both sides, sometimes three- 

 lobed, but in the main ovate, with a heart-shaped base, and a long, fine point, 



