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. 6.0.1872:1589. 

 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. 



15. priuceps, Kegel. Leaf elongated or elliptical-lan- 

 ceolate, 7-10 in. long, 3-S}4 in. broad, light green above, 

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

 middle nerve, violet-purple below. Amazon. 



314. Calathea Veitchiana. 



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

 ft. : Ivs. 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. 16:1655-8.- Common ; 

 one of the handsomest and most serviceable species. 

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



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

 long, oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, purple beneath, 

 dark, velvetv 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. 



EBBB. Markings white or very nearly so. 



19. Legrelliina, Kegel. Leaf elliptical, pointed, 5-6 in. 

 long, 2-3Hin. 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. crotaIi!era,Wats. Rattlesnake Plant. Lvs. oval, 

 abruptly acute at each end, 2 ft. or less long and half as 

 broad, yellowish green, with a white-margined midrib; 

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



CALCEOLARIA 



21. eximia.,K<ETn. {PhrSnium eximium, Koch}. Peti- 

 ole grooved, greenish, closely covered with soft hair and 

 naked only on the somewhat thickened end. Leaf sur- 

 face somewhat loncr-oHiyiticnl. pointed, in full-:rrown lvs. 

 8-10 in. long and 4-.-> in. lii-..:i.l.liu-litlvsl>ininff blue frrci-n. 

 and marked with Iirn;u! w liit-' rn.^N IminN : tht- under side 



brownish purple ("I' ir. S. Amer. lU.i'.si;. 



22. m^dio-picta, Makoy. Lvs. oval -lanceolate and 

 tapering to both ends, dark green, with the rib feathered 

 with white from base to summit. Brazil. 



23. micans, Koern. Very small : Ivv _>_t ,,, i..n<j, ob- 

 long-lanceolate, somewhat acuuiin;(ic _ r, , I ,1,1 -liining 

 above, the rib in a feathered white - r. i 1^.49. 



24. Vandenhiokei, Kegel. Lvs. ,, , ,. ^; Kining, 



red-purple beneath, the upper surl:i,,e m.aki il witli two 

 concentric zones of white, and the rib margined with 

 white. Brazil? 



25. virgin&lis, Lind. Lvs. soft-hairy below, broad- 

 oval, rather blunt. 7-9 in. long. 4— (i in. broad, upper sur- 

 face light green, ami bel,,w. in the e..mmun f,irm. whitish 

 green and lighter z.me- ^h.iw n. a- .,ii tli,, n|,|i,,i' surface, 



— or in another f.Tni. wlii,-li lia- lieen ,li-tnl,nir,| in gar- 

 dens .as T. (M:n-anta ) ,l/„r,,//,,uml.TM.Ieslia.le,l alight 

 vielet and without y..i„~. Itrazil. A.F. 7:«U. 



-(',('■'■, '■/,', 1. 11', 1 :,ii,l An,lr,' ■|;(ll: lvs. oblong, red beneath, 

 „-r.,,i,al,.,v.-,uitl.lIi.,Ti.,|x.,.i:!,,n,niiiu.nt. Equador. I. H. 18:77. 



— (' H<n'i'iunn.\Kri;.\ !,\> ,,\;ii lanceolate, green, with bands 

 nf whit,- I'.ra/il - r, l-\,x.-n,<,i.'r. Hort. Dwarf: lvs. broad- 

 'i\ate...t,l..n:,' i.urT,li-li l,rii-;,il;. L'reen above and with blotches 

 ef li^'ht.T I',, lor aii'l traiiv\,,v-f narrow bars of red. Brazil. 

 1. 11. 41:1114. .IS Maianta Fa^' u,:i<,,r.— C. hieroglyphica. Liud. 



t '>\,i I e. short-pointed, purplish be- 



neath, green above and mark 

 of silvery white. Colombia. Til J^f):2~:^ — t\ ilhistris. Hort. 

 (Maranta illustris, Lind.). bwacf; I\s l,r<.;id. ovate or some- 

 what obovate, purple beneath, green abi.\e. wit ii oblique bars of 

 lighter green :ind tin encireliug /.one of sliuded white. Equador. 

 I.H. 14; 515.— V. leopardina. Regcl. Medium to large : )vs. ob- 

 long, olive-green, with blotches of deep green. Brazil.— C. Mas- 

 sOHfffdna. Hort. =Maranta Mass.'ingeana.— C.pardina, Planch. 

 & Lind.= C. villosa.- C. rutiUrha. Hook. f. Browii-hairy : lvs. 

 long-oblonj; or linear-oblong. l>right green above, and bltlish 

 greenan.l vielet-tini;.-,! beneath: lis. yellow. Kr.aziK B.M. 7560. 

 -O. ,•;,;/.■,<./. -..^■ .-..1,1 .v,,/,,,e/eJ„. 11 .o't = .Mara.ita splendida.- C. 

 villosa. I. in, 11, l.;UL''-: K^ Iii-L'(i in. long, oblong-ovate, pale 

 green, with d.ark brown ;int,'ular blotelies: tls. yellow. S. Amer. 

 F.S. 11:1101-2. as C. parJina; also. L. 32.-6'. vitlala, Kcern. 

 Lvs. ovate-jicuminate, less than 1 ft. long, light green, with 

 many transverse bars of yellow-white. Brazil. L. 38. 



L. H. B. 



CALCEOLABIA (Latin calceolus, a slipper, alluding 

 to the saccate fl.). Scrophularidcem. Many species of 

 herbs and shrubs, chiefly natives of S. Amer., but some 

 in Mexico and New Zealand. Corolla 2-parted nearly to 

 the base, the lower part or lip deflexed and inflated-slip- 

 per-like, the upper lip smaller and ascending, but usu- 

 ally saccate ; stamens 2 or rarely 3, and no rudiments 

 (A, Fig. 315) : fruit a many-seeded capsule: lvs. usually 

 hairy and rugose, mostly opposite. Calceolarias are 

 grown for the variously colored and usually spotted 

 lady "s-slipper-like fls. The colors are often very rich and 

 intense. The genus falls into two horticultural sections, 

 theherbaceous kinds, and the shrubby kinds. Theformer 

 are the only ones generally known in this country. They 

 are grown from seeds. They are often known as the 

 hybrid Calceolarias (C. hybrida, Hort.), since the com- 

 mon varieties are evidently the products of inter-crossing 

 and plant-breeding. l H. B. 



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. 



