1272 PEPEROMIA 



few plants are better adapted for permanent bordering 

 in tropical houses than Peperomias, their leaves vary- 

 ing so much in depth of colour, in marbling, in the dif- 

 ferent hues of their upper and under surfaces, and in 

 the colour of their stalks; then, too, they are not attrac- 

 tive to insects, make no litter, and give very little 

 trouble in propagating and cultivating." 



The plant which seems to be the commonest in cult, 

 here is the one figured in B.M. 5G31 as P. arifoUa, var. 

 nrgyreia. However, DeCandoUe thought that this plant 

 •was not the true P. urifoUa, and he renamed it P. San- 

 ■dersii (after Wilson Sanders), but the name is invariably 



spelled Saundersii in trad( 

 which DeCandolle makes are t( 

 are that P. arifoUa has a slif^r 

 longer than the Ivs., while /* ^ 

 the catkins are about as l.m- 

 tions is a plant known as 7'' / 



that does not appear in lj"t 



very distinct species with dark 



logues. The distinctions 



chnifal. The main ones 



~*rT!i rtTi'l catkins much 



I i- no stem and 



I ^"me collec- 



/ia,ananie 



■:,l ,„-.!,. -,l':. [ills. It is a 



fleshy Ivs. 8 



inches, becoming very hard when old ; 

 and upright in habit, afoot in height: fls. in insignificant 

 catkins. It is a very good species and deserves to be 

 more generally known. It is not in the trade, at least 

 ■not under this" name. 



The names of Peperomias are much confused, partly 

 owing to the vast size of the genus, which always in- 

 creases the difficulties of discrimination, and partly to 

 the minuteness of the tls. Moreover, the duration of 

 many kinds is uncertain, while great numbers are 



1718. Catkins of Pep. 



areyreia. 



Tuonocarpic, that is, they tlower and fruit once and then 

 die. The latest monograph is in Latin, DC. Prod. 

 16, part 1. .392-468 (18691. For important criticisms on 

 the key characters used by DeCandolle, see Hillebrand's 

 "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.'' ^. jl. 



Peperomias are very attractive little plants, and their 

 fleshy leaves enable them to endure the dry air of a liv- 



PEPEROMIA 



ing room much better than the great majority of plants. 

 While they are essentially warmhouse plants, they will 

 endure a coolhouse temperature for weeks without any 

 apparent harm. They need shade in summer, but none 

 in winter, and require less water than the genera] run of 

 warmhouse subjects. Never keep them too wet. A 

 loose, lumpy soil with a mixture of broken charcoal suits 

 them well. A pan 3 or 4 in. deep is better for them than 

 a deep pot. They are easily prop, in sand or sandy soil 

 in a bottom heat of 75°, either by the leaf, as with 

 Begonia Bex, or with an inch of stem attached. Early 

 spring is the best time to propagate. P. pitbifoUa is 

 well adapted for a hanging basket. P. maculosa makes 

 a fine subject for a pan. These, together with P. ari- 

 foUa, var. argj/reia, and P. marmorata, are the best 



kinds for the florist. 



argj'reia. 1. 

 arifolia, 1. 

 brevipes. 9. 

 latifolia, 7. 



INDEX. 



mAculosa, 4. 

 magnolicefolia, 3. 



Wm. Scott. 



prostrata. 8, 9. 

 pubifolia. 10. 



tithymaloides, .1. 

 Verschaffeltii, 2. 



Plants for pots or pans. 

 B. Lvs. alternate. 



c. Stems short or wanting. 

 D. Foliage variegated. 



E. Sase of lvs. rounded, 



arifoUa 



sJinji' 'I 'J. Verschaffeltii 



EEE. Base of Irs. iiriii,' :!. tlthymaloides 



DP fnllnnt nnt ,.nr! .,ynl„rl , 4. maCUlOSa 



CC Stems numerous long slen- 

 der 5. metallica 

 BB ii? opposite or tn 11 horh 



C Bane of lis uith 2 round- 

 ish oieilappmg lobes 6. marmorata 

 CC Base of Its acute 7. latifolia 



AA Planli ftr hanytng baskets 



B Li 1 roundiih . 8. nummularifolia 



9. brevipes 

 BB Lii oiale .10. pubifolia 



1 anfdlia Miq {P argyrea or anii/ran. Hort. P. 

 Sandenii t DC ) Fi^s 1717 lil8 Stemless: lvs. al- 

 ternate ptltatt o X iA 1-a petioh s dark red, 4-8 in. 

 long Cult onlv in the form v ^r. argyrMa, Hook., 

 whi h differs from the t\pe in hiving broad, parallel 

 l)n_itn hml lands of white between the nerves. Brazil. 

 HM Ills 212488 AG 19:17. F.R. 1:637.- 

 M n i| 1 iiinual or biennial 



Verschaffeltii Lem Distinguished from P. mar- 



It \\ tht basal lob( s of the lvs., which do not 



1 1 ip but are separated b\ a notch as in a typical 



r lit! haf A smaller and mere delicate but more 



I I I li( 1 plant stun sh rt sttm, branches, petioles 

 1 I I Inn Ii mudi longer trinslucent and pale rose 



II 1 _i lu I pper Amazon Bra?il. I. H. 16:598. 



tlthymaloides A Dietr l,P magnoliirfdlia, A. 

 1) ti I \ dternit* subo\it<. icutish, 2-3 in. long, 

 1 1 1 111 m re th m ) ner\ ed nerves subopposite; 

 ] 11 1 1 111 If n„ k( eled beneith stem rooting below, 

 s lilt Doininp,o — Monocarpic annual or biennial. 



1 maculdsa Hook Ivs alternate (?) ovate-lanceo- 



lii 1 Inning green \er^ tic liy; petioles beauti- 



1 1 with purjih Santo Domingo. — A good 



II I 111 Perennial 



mclillica I ind & Rod is distinct from all others 



1 I I 111 (1 1\ Its nuiiH r u lender, unbrauched 



teni 1_-1( in high and 1 mceol it lvs. It probably be- 



loius in some other gdui or f miily. It was int. in 



18£72 before the tU. .vere k,.o„,i, -.^J there seems to be 



no subsequent record of fls. Lvs. blackish green, painted 



white down the middle, red-veined below; petioles short, 



reddish brown. Peru. I.H. 39:157. 



6. marmoT&ta, Hook. Stem short, much-branched, 

 nearly J.j in. thick: lvs. opposite, ovate-cordate, deeply 

 2-lobed at the base, the lobes rounded and overlapping. 

 The lvs. are .3-5 in. x lK-254 in., not as broad as P. 

 arifoUa and less concave. Not adv., but has been un- 

 necessarily confused with P. ari folia. 



