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FICAEIA FUNKIA. 



proper in the same manner as F. aspa- 

 ragifolia. 



Fiearia grandiflora (Great Pilewort). 

 Ranunculus calthcefolius. Allied 

 to our common Pilewort or Lesser 

 Celandine, but much larger and finer ; 

 8 in. to 1 ft. high. Flowers, early in 

 spring ; large, solitary, of a glistening 

 yellow, nearly 2 in. across. Petals 

 oblong ; sepals 3 to 5, of a yellowish 

 white, marked with veinings, oval, 

 concave ; scale of the petals oval, 

 emarginate, covering the nectary. 

 Leaves, broad, all stalked, oval- 

 rounded, heart-shaped at the base, 

 where the lobes meet and sometimes 

 cross each other in the lower leaves. 

 Root formed of oblong or club-shaped 

 tubers, arranged in a bundle mixed 

 with fibres. Native of South of France, 

 near Toulon, Hyeres Islands, Nizza. 



1 brought this plant from the 



Paris garden a couple of years ago. It 

 is as yet very scarce in this country, 

 and till more common, should have a 

 place on the rockwork or choice border, 

 in light loam. Division or seed. 



Ficaria ranunculoides (Lesser 

 Celandine) . Ranunculus Ficaria . 

 A very common British herb, with 

 smooth shining leaves, and stems 

 bearing a single flower and one or two 

 small leaves ; 3 to 6 in. high. Flowers, 

 in early spring ; golden yellow ; petals 

 8 or 9 ; sepals 3. Leaves, heart-shaped, 

 mostly springing from the root. 

 Rootstock small, knotted. It is so 

 very common that it would not have 

 been mentioned here but for its double 

 and white varieties, which are very 

 desirable little plants. Europe and 



Western Asia. Borders, in any 



soil. Division. 



Fragaria indica (Rock Strawberry). 

 An interesting little trailer, bearing 

 an abundancejof deep red berries. Flow- 

 ers, late in summer ; yellow, small, 

 axillary ; segments of calyx flat, with 

 tridentate bracts at the points. 



Leaves, alternate, hairy, three-lobed; 

 lobes oboval, indented, on stalks with 

 lance-shaped stipules. Stem rooting, 

 emitting very long runners. Fruit 

 not fleshy, red, without odour or 



taste. Nepaul. Borders, and rough 



rockwork, in any (not over wet) soil. 

 Division. 



Frankenia Isevis (Sea Heath). A 

 prostrate, much-branched, evergreen 

 nerb, with crowded smooth leaves. 

 Flowers, in summer; pink, either in 

 little terminal heads or short axillary 

 spikes, sessile among the upper leaves ; 

 petals small, wedge-shaped. Leaves, 

 small, fleshy, linear, appearing almost 

 cylindrical from the edges being rolled 

 down. Stems rooting. Marshes by 

 the seaside in many parts of Europe, 

 the Canary Islands, and on the eastern 



coast of England. The rock-garden 



or occasionally in borders, in dry light 

 soil. The flowers being very small, it 

 is chiefly of interest in botanical or 

 very full collections. Division. 



Funkia albo-marginata ( White-mar- 

 gined F.) A variegated perennial. 

 16 to 20 in. high. Flowers, in sum- 

 mer ; lilac, streaked with white and 

 purplish-red, funnel-shaped, droop- 

 ing, accompanied with oval silver- 

 edged bracts about twice as long as 

 the pedicels of the flowers, which grow 

 in a long loose cluster. Leaves, broadly- 

 oval-lanceolate, of a lively green 

 edged with white, on long foot-stalks ; 

 those of the root numerous, somewhat 

 concave in the middle and wavy at the 



edges ; stem-leaves small. Japan. 



Borders and edgings, in ordinary gar- 

 den soil. Division. 



Funkia cserulea (Blue Funkia). 

 Hemerocallis ccerulea. F. ovata. A 

 handsome perennial, 16 in. to 20 in. 

 high. Flowers, in summer ; violet-blue, 

 in an arching group of unilateral blos- 

 soms, which become pendent after 

 expansion. Leaves, in tufts, of a deep 

 and shining green, especially on the 



