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the leaves ; scales of the involucrum 

 smooth, purplish and spiny at the 

 point. Leaves, pinnatifid, the lateral 

 lobes lance-shaped, often bifid, termi- 

 nal lobe elongated, all more or less 



spiny. California. Warm borders, 



in well-drained sandy loam. Seed. 



Doronicum Clusii (Clusius^s Doro- 

 nicum). Aronicum Clusii. Arnica 

 Clusii. A showy plant about 1 ft. 

 high. Flowers, in early summer ; 

 yellow, solitary on the top of the 

 stem, on long stalks which are thick- 

 ened towards the top and covered 

 with long hairs. Leaves, soft, those 

 of the root entire or scarcely toothed, 

 oblong, obtuse, attenuated into a 

 stalk ; stem-leaves sessile, half clasp- 

 ing, lance-shaped, toothed in the lower 

 half, entire towards the top. Alps of 

 Dauphiny, in moist places at high 



elevations. Borders, in sandy loam. 



Division and seed. 



Fuchsia coccinea (Scarlet F.)A 

 graceful bushy species, with slender 

 downy branches, which are reddish 

 when young; 3 ft. or more high. 

 Flowers, in summer and autumn ; pe- 

 tals violet, oboval-oblong ; calyx pur- 

 ple at the base, with oblong, acute, 

 scarlet sepals. Leaves, small, oval or 

 roundish-oval, obtuse, scarcely toothed, 

 heart-shaped at the base, covered with 

 white down underneath, nearly smooth 

 above, turning purplish-scarlet in 



autumn. Mexico. Borders, and 



fringes of shrubberies, in ordinary 

 garden soil. Division and cuttings. 



Fuchsia conica (Conical-tubed F.) 

 A vigorous species, 3 to 6 ft. high. 

 Flowers, in summer, solitary ; petals 

 violet-purple, notched, about equal in 

 length to the calyx ; sepals lance- 

 shaped, scarlet. Leaves, 3 or 4 in a 

 whorl, ovate, flat, toothed, smooth, 

 on downy stalks 3 times as long as 

 the leaves. Chili. Borders, in or- 

 dinary garden soil. Cuttings. 



Fuchsia corymbiflora (Corymbose F.) 

 A showy species with 4-angled 

 branches, which are reddish and 

 downy when young, and growing 

 6 ft. or more high in warm countries; 

 Flowers, in summer ; in long terminal 

 clusters ; petals violet-red or carmine, 

 oblong-oval, or oblong-lance-shaped, 

 bifid ; sepals, same colour as the 

 petals, lance-shaped, acute. Leaves, 

 very large, opposite, oblong-lance- 

 shaped, with a rosy-violet midrib. 

 There are several fine and distinct 



vars. of this. Peru. Warm 



borders, in rich, light, and well- 

 drained soil, in the milder parts of 

 the southern counties. Cuttings. 



Fuchsia fulgens (Brilliant F.} 

 Distinguished by its swollen, almost 

 tuberous, roots; over 6 ft. high in 

 warm countries. Flowers, in summer, 

 the upper ones in pendent clusters ; 

 petals, blood-red, acute, shorter than 

 the calyx ; sepals vermilion-red, oval- 

 lance-shaped, acute, tube about 2 in. 

 long. Leaves, very large, opposite, 

 stalked, oval -heart-shaped, acuminate, 

 toothed, smooth. A variety (F. f. 

 d'Arck) has violet-tinged leaves and 

 flowers of a vivid scarlet, finer than 



those of the type. Mexico. On 



warm borders, in rich, well-drained, 

 and light soil. Thrives well in the 

 South of England. Cuttings. 



Fuchsia globosa (Globe-flowered F.} 

 A neat shrub, 5 or 6 ft. high. 

 Flowers, freely all the summer ; globu- 

 lar in shape ; petals purplish -violet ; 

 calyx purplish- red. Leaves, oval, acute, 



smooth, toothed. Chili. Near the 



coast in many parts of both England 

 and Ireland, but chiefly in Ireland, 

 this plant is quite hardy, and forms 

 very handsome bushes, usually escap- 

 ing being cut down by frost. Ad- 

 mirable among the taller plants at the 

 back of the herbaceous border, and on 

 the margins of shrubberies. Cuttings : 

 grows freely in ordinary garden soil. 



