PENTSTEMONS 



There is no necessity to occupy the restricted space 

 available in this little handbook with complimentary 

 description of the charms and merits of the Pentstemon, 

 for one does not require to be told that a plant that 

 produces on tall, erect stems a succession of large, semi- 

 drooping, bell-shaped flowers in some delightful shade 

 ranging from the palest flesh-pink to the most dazzling 

 scarlet, glowing crimson, or rich plum-purple, is a beauti- 

 ful and desirable one; and surely the Pentstemon, 

 which has enjoyed popularity among the most favoured of 

 florists' flowers for long, long years, stands in no need 

 to-day of anything simulating formal introduction. For 

 the benefit of any who may be quite novices in the pursuit 

 of horticulture it may be said that as a florist's flower of 

 which a rich and varied collection may be acquired and 

 cultivated with ease and moderate outlay, the Pentstemon 

 is eminently and admirably suited to the needs of the 

 aspiring enthusiast who seeks a subject upon which a 

 limited amount of time, space, and expense may be spent 

 with every possibility of reaping full and gratifying 

 reward. 



Pentstemon, according to old works on nomenclature 

 of plants, was the name chosen because the members of 

 the genus produce flowers having five stamens, and the 

 reflexed rim of the tubular or bell-shaped blossoms is 

 also scalloped or lobed into five more or less equal 

 portions. 



The whole family embraces a considerable number of 



