CALATHEA 



with outspreading, dark green blotches of oblong, oval 

 or pyriform shape, the under surface similarly marked, 

 but in red. Brazil. F.S. 20: 2048-9. G.C. 1872:1589. 

 Gn. 4, p. 87. 



14. nltens, Hort. Dwarf : Ivs. oblong, glossy green, 

 on each side of the rib marked with oblong, pointed 

 greenish bars, which alternate with dark green lines. 

 Brazil. 



15. princeps, Regel. Leaf elongated or elliptical-lan- 

 ceolate, 7-10 in. long, 3-3K in. broad, light green above, 

 with broad black-green, flaming, broken band along the 

 middle nerve violet purple below Aniizon 



CALCEOLARIA 



and 8-10 in. 

 Guatemala,- 



21. eximia.Koern. iP/i, 



ole grooved, greenish, ■l.i 

 naked only on the soiiin 

 face somewhat loiii.'-illi]ii 

 8-10 in. Ionian. I »-:. in, lir 

 and markt'd wiili liiMaM w I 

 of the Ivs. ,-,.v,'n'.l uitli 

 brownish jnir)>l !"r. ?■ 



22. medio-picta, Mak 



ith 



213 



spikes. 



fw)i()«,Koch). Peti- 

 ici with soft hair and 

 I'lied end. Leaf sur- 

 ■il, in fuU-gi-own Ivs. 

 V shiningblue-green, 

 ■ ands; the under side 

 IvetY hair, and of a 

 it. 680. 



oval -lanceolate and 

 th ends dark green with the rib feathered 

 summit Brazil 



23 micans Knern 

 long line eoKtt s m 

 above the rib in i t 



24 Vandenhickei 

 red purple beneith 



of 



Brizil ' 



2 1 virginihs Lmd Lvs soft hairy below broad 

 0"^ il ither blunt 7-^> m long 4-b in bioid ii])per sur 



gieen and lightei 7 )i li w n i n tb ii|| i inlie 



314. Calathca Veitchiana. 



16. Veitchiina, Veitch. Pig. 314. Very handsome, 3-4 

 ft. : lvs. large, ovate-elliptic, obtuse or nearly so, rather 

 thin, glossy, purplish below, dark, rich green above and 

 marked with one or two rows of light yellow-green 

 irregular blotches running the length of the blade (often 

 shading into white). Tropical Africa. B.M. 5535. G.C. 

 1870:924. Gn. 2, p. 545. F. S. 16:1055-8.- Common ; 

 one of the handsomest and most serviceable species. 

 The darker parts of the blade are often bronze-brown. 



17. Warscewiczii, Kcern. Rather large : lvs. 2 ft. 

 long, oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, purple beneath, 

 dark, velvety green above, but the midrib broadly feath- 

 ered with yellow-green. Trop. Amer. F.S. 9:939-940. 

 Gn. 17: 238. L. 17.-One of the best. 



18. Wiotiina, Makoy (C.Widti, Hort.). Lvs. bright 

 green, with two rows of olive-green blotches, Brazil, 



BBBB. Markings tvhite or very nearly so. 



19. LegrelUina, Regel. Leaf elliptical, pointed, 5-6 in. 

 long, 2-3>2in. broad, above shining green, with broad, 

 white, flaming, broken middle band along the middle 

 nerve and numerous broken white linear small bands be- 

 tween the side nerves; lower surface whitish green and 

 marked with red and green. Equador. — Neat species. 



20. crotalifera.Wats. Rattlesxake Plant. Lvs. oval, 

 abruptly acute at each end, 2 ft. nr li's,< long and half as 

 broad, yellowish green, witli a wiiiti'-niari^ined midrib; 

 petiole 2-3 ft. long, curved, shuathiug: peduncles 1 or 2 



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CALCEOLARIA (Latin calr li t a slipper alluding 

 to the s ri ^ 1 1 I r Many species of 



herl s an 1 1 II t S Amer but some 



m Mexi 1 \ /I II II ' parted nearly to 



the base tl I i at 1 | I rt \ 1 and inflated slip 



per like the u; | er hi sn illei ii 1 i^cendmg 1 ut usu 

 allj saccate st imens 2 or rareh ^ and no ru liments 

 (A Fig 315) fruit a many see led capsule hs usualh 

 hairy and rugose mostlv opi site ( alceolirns are 

 grown for the varioush c 1 ipl 1 i Tlh s] tted 

 lad> -s slipper like fls The 1 t \iichand 



intense The genus falls ii t 1 i e ti ns 



the herbaceous kinds and tl 1 I lief inner 



are the only ones generalU ki i 1 i tn They 



are grown from seeds The^ are ften known as the 

 hybrid Calceolarias ( C hybtida Hort) since the com 

 mon varieties are evidently the products of inter crossing 

 and plant-breeding. l jj 3 



Of the hybrid section, seeds are best sown at the end 

 of June or beginning of July, in pans. Care should be 

 taken to have the pans thoroughly clean. Good drainage 

 is essential. A good soil is one composed of equal parts 

 of sand, leaf-mold and sod soil. This should be finely 

 sifted. After filling the pans, thoroughly dampen, and 

 allow to drain before sowing. It is unnecessary to cover 

 the seeds with soil, but a close-fitting pane of glass should 

 be placed over the pan until the little plants are well 

 started, when the glass should be gradually removed. In 

 the early stages, watering is best done by immersion, but 

 it is not advisable to keep the pans standing in water. 



