4 ABUTILON 



ABCTILON (name of obscure origin). Afitlntr,, 

 Flowering Maple. Attractive coolbouse slnul'-; ;ii 

 window plants. Lv.s. long-stalked, often niapli- lilvt- : tl 

 with naked 5-cleftcalyx,5 separate obovate iKtal.^, mai 

 stamens united in a column about the 



style. Of very easy culture in conditions which are suit- 

 able for geraniums or fuchsias. Usually grown in pots, 

 but sometimes bedded out in summer. Dwarf and com- 

 pact varieties suitable forbedding are becoming popular, 

 The tall vari. ' - - - 



or pillars. A. 

 striatum and A. 

 Thompsoni are 

 the commonest 

 type forms. Prop, 

 by greenwood cut- 

 tings at ; 

 son, preferably in 

 late win 



early spring ; also freely by seeds. Many 

 horticultural varieties, some of them no 

 doubt hybrids, are in common cultivation. 

 Following are well known : Arthur Bel- 

 sham, red, shaded gold. Boule de Neige, 

 pure white, very free. Eclipse, foliage 

 marbled green and yellow: fls. of fair size; 

 sepals scarlet; petals or.inge-buff : suited 

 for baskets and vases: aformof,-!.) 

 potamicum (another Eclipse is known). 

 Erecta, pink orange-veined erect fls. Gol- 

 den Bell, deep yellow, free-flowering. Golden Fleece, 

 pure yellow, free-flowering. Mary Miller, deep rose 

 pendulous fls. Mrs. John Laing, purplish rose. Rosas- 

 flora, pinkish rose. Royal Scarlet, rich, shining scarlet. 

 Santana, deep red. Savitzii, dwarf, with white-edged 

 foliage: useful forbedding. Snow Storm, semi-dwarf, 

 pure white. Souvenir de Bonn, Ivs. large, deep green, 

 not mottled, but edged with a broad white margin: dis- 

 tinct and striking: a useful bedding plant. Splendens, 

 bright red. 



A. Leaves prominently lohed, mostltf maple-like or 



vine-like. 



B. Corolla widely open or spreading. 



D&Twinl, Hook, f . Strong pubescent shrub 3-5 ft. : 

 Ivs. velvety pubescent beneath, thickish, 5-9-ribbed, the 



ABUTILON 



lower ones lobed to the middle, the upper ones shallow- 

 :Mobed: fls. 1-3 at a place, orange with bloodred veins. 

 Brazil. B.M. 5917.-Blooms in both winter and summer. 

 .Much hybridized with other species. A.grundifibrum 

 and A. compdetum are garden forms ; also A. fioribun- 

 dum, Hort., R. H. 1881: 350. 

 BB. Corolla mostly longer and contracted at the mouth. 



Btri^tum, Dicks. Fig.i. Glabrous throughout: Ivs. thin, 

 deeply 5-lobed, the lobes long-pointed, ratherclosely .ser- 

 rate, sometimes small-spotted; fls. rather small and slen- 

 der, hanging on peduncles 4-6 in. long, red or orange, 

 with brown-red veins, the stamens scarcely or not at all 

 exserted. Brazil. B.JI.3840. P.M. 7: 53.-Oneof the har- 

 diest species, blooming continuously. 



Thdmpsoni, Hort. Fig. 5. Graceful but strong-growing 

 plant : Ivs. vine-like, mostlyS-lobed, the middle lobe long- 

 pointed, thin and usually glabrous, mottled with green 

 and yellowish blotches: fls. medium size, yellow or 

 orange with red veins, the column of stamens conspicu- 

 ously exserted in the single forms. R.H. 1885:32-t. G.W. 

 70:133.— Blooms in summer and winter. An offshoot of 

 A . striatum , or a hybrid with that species. In the double- 

 fld. form, the fls. are open-spreading. Oions often convey 

 the variegation to the stock. Common and valuable. 



vendsum, Lemaire. Very strong grower: Ivs. large, 

 deeply palmate-lobed and strongly toothed ; fls. large, 3 

 in. long, on peduncles 10-12 in. long. Mex. B.M. 4463. 

 —A showy species. 



AA. Leaves not lohed, cordate, hut prominently toothed, 



sometimes angled. 



B. Corolla wide-spreading. 



Insigne, Planchon. {A. igneum, Hort.). Lvs. medium 

 size, crenate-dentate, acuminate, villous pubescent un- 

 derneath: fls. large, flaring-mouthed, white with very 

 heavy and rich veining and markings of purple and red, 

 onslenderhangingpeduncles. New Granada. B.M. 4840. 

 Gn. 18: 2G3. — Very showy; common. 



longiciSspe, Hochst. White-canescent shrub,with long- 

 acuminate, broad-cordate and blunt-toothed long-stalked 

 lvs., felt-like below: blue veiny wide-open fls. on mostly 

 many-branched axillary peduncles. Abyssinia. — Re- 

 cently introduced by S. Cal. Acclimatizing Assoc, from 

 seed collected by SchweinfurtU and distributed from 

 Berlin in 1893. 



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^ "3 /i./^'/I'W+v'i-V ■ --• ""■ Corolla long 



megapot&micum, 

 St. Hil. & Naud. 

 (A. veTillArium, 

 Alorren). Fig.ti. Droop- 

 ing habit : lvs. rather 

 small, lance - ovate, 

 acuminate, sharp-ser- 

 fls. 2-3 in. long, 

 on short drooping 

 stalks, the long calyx 

 bright red, the pro- 

 truding petals lemon- 

 yellow, the column of 

 stamens conspicuously 

 protruding. Trop. Am. 

 B.M. 5717. en. 37: 745. J. H. III. 18: 359.-A strikingly 

 handsome species. Common in windows and baskets. 

 There is a variegated-leaved variety. Generally mis- 

 spelled mesapotamicum. 

 vl.arfidrt'wm, Sweet. Lvs. cordate, tomeutose; fls. pule yellow. 



Abutiloti 



Thompsoni, 

 double ( 



