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slowly but surely in about a month, and until February 

 will do very well in a 2J^-inc-h |iot. About the middle of 

 February shake off the soil and give them a 3-inch pot, 

 and they will make a fine growth bv middle of May. In 



dark purple fls. ; aurea variegS.ta, with golden variega- 

 tion; cserdlea, with single blue fls.; pl^na, with double 

 blue fls.; rdsea, with single rosy fls.; purpurea pl^na, 

 with purple double fls. Gn. 50:1078. Some of these are 



;e trailing Vineas in pots the principal point 

 never to let them want for water. 



William Scott. 



tary ; corolla sa 

 is pilose insi<l 

 eluded above tli 

 stigma annul.-ir 

 carpel, in 2 s.t 



ver-shaped, with 



■row throat which 

 ed; stamens in- 

 iirpels 2, distiuct; 

 ')-many in each 

 r divergent. The 

 : 1. Pervinca, in 

 iivided by a wide 

 I- anther-cells are 

 ; the others men- 



TrnlUiii) herbs, hardy or nearly so, only the short 

 ffoiriyiug stems ascending: fls, produced in spring 

 or iiiily summer, mostly blue or white. European 



B. Foliage evergreen. 



Lvs 



ovate or oblong-ovate: corolla-lobes wedge- 

 shaped; caljx (jUihroiis. 



1. minor, Linn. Commi'-. I'i i:r,\ i\ki,e. Blue, Rcn- 

 NiNGorTRAiLiNaMvi.il: 1 Hardy evergreen 



trailing herb, in all ' m I n hhI running wild 



in cemeteries anil siiaiU ■■'.••. I i. In. -Hcl. or typical 

 form being cniiiiihui.-i . ni i, n , ii |. i| ' M\ rilr " Ijut the 

 classic myrtli- i^ Mmhis r,,in ,„ n „is. \.'r\ r;ir,-|y pro- 

 duces seed, but -lir.iMi- rir.l\ l.yri-r. ihiil;- -Irriic'stems 

 which root at c-v. ry .i'liiit. I,v^. (nair or .,hli.ni;-ovate, 

 glabrous and shining, barely I'-i in. long: petiole very 

 .short, with 2 glands near the apex: calyx-lobes lanceo- 

 late, glabrous; corolla - lobes wedge-shaped, obtusely 

 truncate. Eu. 



The following horticultural varieties are advertised in 

 America:! Var. Alba, with sina-lc wliite Ms,; alba pl6na, 

 with double white fls. : alba variegWa, with sinLrlr while 

 fls. and variegated foliagr; argentea variegita, with 

 silvery variegation; atropurptirea comDicta, with single 



advertised without reference to >'. minor, as if they 

 were good species, thus I', cmriilea and purpurea. V. 

 elegantissima alba belongs here, also "The Bride," a 

 white variety with a pink center. 



cc. Lvs 



iibcordate 



olla-lohes oboi 



2. m&jor, Linn. Larger Periwi 



iiyx 



SKLE. Larger in all 

 its parts than V. minor, not quite hardy north, and root- 

 ing only at the tips of the sterile stems. Lvs. broader 

 below the middle than in ('. minor, subcordate-ovate, 

 often 2-3 in. long, ciliate; petiole with 2 glands near the 

 apex : fls. blue ; calyx-lobes narrowly linear, ciliate ; 

 corolla- lobes obovate. Eu. — This species is much sub- 

 ject to mealy bug. The va- 

 riegated forms are popular 

 for veranda boxes and 

 hanging baskets Some are 

 blotched with yellow oth 

 ers are margined Here 

 seem to belong V au}ea 

 marginata and \ auna 

 wiaci(?«/«. Holt I mojot, 

 vars. variegAta and reticu- 

 lita, are also id\iitis(d 

 Var. elegantissima II ii 



is 



bon 



with ytllowisli whit li 

 seems to be coninn n wiih 

 the florists, althou.,Ii it is 

 rarely, if e-ser ichi iti i d 

 in American trick c it i 

 logues. It IS ont ot the 

 best forms for vases for 

 baskets and for decora- 

 tion indoors. The sprays 

 should be allowed to grow 

 long, in order to develop 

 their characteristics. Cut- 

 tings should be struck 

 eariy in the fall and if kept 

 growing steadily will make 

 satisfactory specimens in 

 flve-inch pots. It is a good 

 idea to plant this variety 

 in the front part nf a sininy 



grppnlinlisr lu'nrli wIl.TI' 





2672. Vinca rosea. 

 (Xne.irlyJ^). 

 down to the walk. As a 

 he merit of withstanding 



