Sensitive Plant 



Sequoia 



Kn-mpferi (correct name 

 of Liguluria Kiump- 

 feri). 



aureo-maculatus, ITS. 

 blotched yel. 



variegatus, variegated, 

 lagopus, ti", sum., hdy. 



per., yel. 

 laxifolius, Je., grh. shr., 



yel. (correctly laxit'o- 



lius of Masters). 

 Ledebourii (correct name 



of Ligularia raacro- 



phylla). 

 leucostachys, ITS. elegant, 



whitish, otherwise like 



Cineraria. 

 Ligularia, '!' to 4', sum., 



hdy., yel. 

 lilacinus, near glastifolius, 



uowconsidered distinct, 

 multibracteatus, IV, sum., 



grh. ami., pur. 

 multiflorus, 'A', sum., hlf- 



hdy. per. (syiis. Ciner- 

 aria multiflora and 

 Doronicum Bourgiei 

 of Botanical May&zine 

 4994). 



Palmeri, 1' to 2', grh. 

 per. or hdy. ami., yel. 

 plant with wh. felt. 



populifolius, '!' , spr., grh., 

 lil. wh., yel. 



pra;cox, '!' , Je., grh. sub- 

 shr., yel. 



petroneurus, 4* to 8', 

 NOT., grh., pale yel. 



scaposus caulescens, 1', 

 Aug., yel. 



spathuliufolius, 6" to 12", 

 sum., hdy. per., or. yel. 



steiiocephalus comosus,2', 

 sum., hdy. per., yel. 



subscandeiis, Jau., grh. 

 el., yel. 



uniHorus, 3", Jy., hdy. 

 per., yel. 



SENSITIVE PLANT (.see MIMOSA 



SEQUOIA (xyns. WEI.LINGTONIA, WASH- 

 INCTOXIA of Winsl., etc.). 



Description. Two species of magnificent and 

 gigantic trees (ord. Coniferae). In their native 

 country, California, their dimensions excite uni- 

 versal surprise and admiration. The largest 

 Wellingtonia is the mammoth of trees, and 

 rises to a height of upwards of 300', with a 

 trunk diameter of 20' to 30'. The tallest living 



Seiiei'illis (sn- tienecio). 



ii-f J-'ITII (see Onoclca tentibilis). 



t (nf I. ii' n., see Cragsula). 



tree measured was 325' in height, and was one of 

 the " Three Sisters " of Calveras, but the largest 

 one, overthrown by storms, was estimated at 425'. 

 There is no probability of the Wellingtonia ever 

 attaining in Great Britain more than one-half the 

 size and age of the great Californian giants. It 

 is a noble tree when grown in avenues such as that, 

 at Orton Hall, Peterborough, where the trees are 

 between GO' and 70 7 high. It is even nobler when 

 standing alone and retaining its lower branches. 

 Sempervirens, the Redwood, is the most valuable 

 of Californian trees, and is so much in demand for 

 structural and domestic purposes that its destruc- 

 tion as a forest tree is within the limits of a few 

 years. It is a fast growing tree in Great Britain 

 and Ireland, particularly in moist and well-drained 

 soils, and is much admired for its pyramidal form 

 and its deep coloured, Yew-like appearance. The 

 Sequoias are not to be universally recommended 

 for this country. 



Propagation. By seeds, sown in a cold frame 

 in spring, and the seedlings transplanted to the 

 open ground when they can be handled. Also 

 by cuttings under a hand-light in autumn ; the 

 variegated forms by grafting. 



Soil. Any common soil, though they thrive best 

 on one moist, but well drained. 



Only Species and their Varieties : 



gigaiitea, 300 ', habit spire - 

 liko, lower branches 

 drooping, upper ascend- 



ing, ITS. remaining 

 three to four years, bl., 

 grn. (xi/n. Wellingtonia 

 gigantea). Mammoth 

 Tree. 



argentea, twigs smaller, 

 silTery. 



aurea, twigs smaller, 

 yellowish. 



glauca pyramidalis, 

 more glaucous, pyra- 

 midal. 



pendula, drooping, the 

 best var. 



pyramidata compacta, 

 compact, pyramidal 

 growth. 



MACKOPHYLLVS (see p. 32$). 



