554 GARDEN PLANTS. PART II. 



Lophospermum. 



L. scandens. A very handsome herbaceous creeper; requires 

 a large extent of trellis for its support ; flowers large, very 

 similar to those of the Foxglove, but more delicate, of a beauti- 

 ful rose-colour; plants raised from seed in October, and kept 

 through the Hot weather till the next Cold season, blossom in 

 great beauty in February ; they require a great deal of pot- 

 room, and a rich and well-watered soil. 



Pentstemon. 



Herbaceous plants, about two feet high, producing erect spikes 

 of pretty flowers of various colours, tubular or bell-formed, 

 like those of Angelonia but larger, some, it is said, as large as 

 those of the Lophospermum ; plants raised from seed sown with 

 the annuals in October will continue in blossom during the Hot 

 and Kain seasons following. May be propagated by division of 

 the roots, or by cuttings. 



English seedsmen offer seeds of several species bearing scarlet, 

 blue, yellow, and other coloured flowers ; but the largest and 

 finest flowers are produced from hybrids with fancy names, which 

 if desired must be imported from some nurseryman: and many 

 possibly might be thought well worth it. 



Tetranema. 



T. Mexicana. A small pot-plant, half a foot high ; in habit of 

 growth somewhat resembling the Primrose ; nearly perpetually 

 in blossom with crowded umbels of small, gaping, pale-lilac 

 flowers ; a perfect little gem, quite the ornament of the verandah, 

 where it should be always kept, under shelter from sun and 

 rain ; requires to be renewed every year ; produces abundance 

 of seed, which should be sown as soon as gathered, is as fine as 

 dust, and takes a month or two in germinating. A pane of 

 glass should be kept over the pot in which the seed is sown, to 

 prevent the earth from drying too soon. The plants require a 

 light vegetable soil, and perfect drainage. 



Russelia. 

 1. R, juncea. A very common, but an exceedingly beautiful, 



