1544 ROMNEYA 



KOMNEYA (after the astronomer T. Eomney Rob- 

 inson, friend of T. Coulter, who discovered it about 

 1845). Papaver&ce.ce. The California Tree Poppy 

 ( Fie. "14 ) s a somewhat shr bby plant w th plen 

 did 0-p t le 1 white (Is n eas n^ ( n or more icross 

 Botan callj the ge i 1 1 ne spe 



oies and 1 e " 1 t II 1 I 1 ers of 



the poppy t u 1} I 1 I I t gn as 



are connate -xt the 1 II 1 diver 



gent at the -ipei I I k plants 



that has aciuiel cl aracters 



sepals 3 w th a b I rsal w ng pet 



als 6, all ihke sti free filaments 



filiform but th eke i free caps le 



7-H-loculed deh c I i 1 e \ dives sei arat 



iug by the r margins fiom the h m peisistent placentas 



Coiilten Harv California Tree Poppy Matilija 

 Popp\ LI SI pmnately cut 



petals Ir 11 1 1 I a 1 ne or less 



long. Gn I 11 4f I 40o 



55, p. 'Ob 111 JoJ FM 



1877:2 ' \ 1 1 Apr 1( 1898) 



—Eve one of tl e lead 



inir II 1 1 u 1 1 opi y 1 as 1 pen a 



mm I: Ut, to its extrioi 1 nirj 1 eiuty 



.-(ii.l !' t It at on It 1 IS the lirj,est 



fl.iw. I t tl ] II fxmih excel 1 1 OS 



.sibly r I I 11 1 t c ns iere 1 haidy 



in the e tein state 1 e fill} grown in 



the open n no tl e \ I 



Ron ne 1 TO V 11 II f o =; D o 



to Santa Barl ara c I M T 1 lit 



blooms ch efly dur 1 I 



from May to A g I 111 



features of Califoi 111 1 



writes from Los Angel It ho 1 1 1 i, u 1 ou 



dry, rocky soil it will pos t velj not g ow n a t or 

 heavy so 1 It nee is no water here except the w ter 

 rains. It is very hard to "row either from seed or 1 \ 

 sions. W M 



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2142. 



Top sprig of Romneya 



Coulteri (X }i). 



Romneja is diflu i 

 of hbioub 11 t 1 

 suckers (whi 1 i 

 out any lo^s | \ 

 around the --t it tl 

 are cut well b n k i 

 it grows luxiinantl 

 immense flowers 1 

 Ma til h In) is the t 

 the ^1 ♦ 



IIS] lant due to the scarcity 



( lilt luia we transplant 



1 111 ^1 it ibundance) with- 



1 liii 1 1 ill of earth is kept 



1 111 It uid if the stems 



\t San Francisco 



soil producing 



I pp-s (pronounced 



! uni\ vheie the plant 



gi 11 1 I 1 i\tiss Parsons writes: 



' M 1 1 k( n idea that it grows only 



111 1 'it niinon by any means; but it 



IS 1 1 1 1 1 1 L ihties fiom Santa Barbara 



southw lid into Alt Mill It IS very abundant near River- 

 side, and also upon the southern boundary and below 

 m Lower California, where the plants cover large areas. 

 It not only grows in fertile valleys, but seeks the seclu- 



RONDELETIA 



sion of remote canyons, and nothing more magnificent 

 could be imagined than a steep canyon-side covered with 

 the great bushy plants, thickly covered with the enor- 

 mous white fls." The blossoms remain open for many 

 days- J.BrRTTDAvY. 



The Romneya i-.m l-.' nMii-|.(;niir.[ -:i!ily if cut to 

 the ground befi. I , : ,i i~ .lone 



during its dorin: i : ii, ^n.wth 



commences. Tin ., , , ii-;in.lthat 



without fiittiii.' I , ,r: 111 i:ia into a 



cold pit. :: i ■■; ■ I :,, iliebed in the 



garden, I' : r i i - is no difficulty 



in gnA\ 1 _ , 1 : ,, ... . is.in nm do it. 



Getfrr,!. -.-l. iIkiii- i '•!.;in.l tills is im- 

 perative ill all papavriiir. . 1,,! iiiicirr artifi- 

 cial conditions in localin* ' • !,• i : :. ,i is not 

 hardy, it requires a few \. ■ • _ . i unation 

 of the seeds and the bl.Hiiiiiii- , I i!m - . !I:i,. ; lience 

 the people will not bother with rainu ii m lin- way. 



A. Fl^. r.. 

 rosea, Eckl. i 7 

 bose, %-% in. tli' i i 

 duncle 1-6 in. l.i,^. ; 

 perianth with a shuii jui 

 throat and a red-lilac In 

 segments with 3 faint pur 

 B.M. 1225 (as T. rosfn. 

 Var. speoidsa, Baker ( 7'. 

 perianth and outer segm.i 

 of which the outer are I'.ai '■■ .. r I ilTO. 



A. Fls. !!■ 



Clusiana, Baker (Tl-;.-.., ..-,.-■ i' . -., Lange). Fls, 



bright yellow, tipped with lilac. Spain. A white var, 

 has been int. by Barr, of England, p yf Barclay. 



/, Ker.). Corm glo- 

 long, setaceous: pe- 

 ■r spathe H in. long: 

 ,..1 tnl..- witli a yellow 



.Isii). 

 larger 



EONDELfiTIA (Rondel, 

 naturalist of Montpellit r, 

 60 species of tropical Ann 

 small 5- or 4-lobed, salv. 



odoratii) the fl.iwcrs ntiinh.r 1 

 flower being fully an inch acr.i> 

 the flowers may number 150-200 



corolla-' ,,, 1' 111. r. s.,v 



brons ..I'll,,, I ,Mii \i iili , 

 5-lobc.l i:i, - .n,.- -i,.,!..- M..I.,.. 

 thethroal.iiiclu.lcl: ,.^ aiy 2-k.cu 



M 111. i\ s,,M II. ,1 ,,r 11. ,t. throat gla- 



I Mil \\iili i.r wiila.ut a ring; limb 



'■ -i,,,!.,-- t-l.ii.c.i 1 : staiiifiis inserted in 



.Icil: .i\ aiy 2-kiculed: capsule loculicidal. 



JR. anoiiiala is the only species described below that 



does not have opposite Ivs. B. cordata is often said to 



have a 4-lobed tlower, a mistake that dates back half a 



century to a typographical error. ■^_ jj^ 



Bondeleiia anomnJa is a half-shrubby plant, stool- 

 ing out when given root -room, but when confined to 

 a pot it makes a compact mass of shoots, about two 

 feet high, which bloom in the winter time, in termi- 

 nal, flat-topped clusters of rosy purple flowers. It is not 

 profuse at any time, but continues in bloom for two or 

 three months. An additional good feature is handsome 

 foliage, so that it is always presentable. Cuttings root 



