FLOWERS OF GARDEN AND GREENHOUSE 



r Cherry; Chinese- 

 ■ lanterns. Roots creeping, stem scarcely branched, 1 foot 

 high. Leaves oval-wedge-shaped. Flowers white with yellow anthers ; 

 July. The calyx becomes bright orange-coloured after the fall of the 

 corolla, and encloses the scarlet fruit. Hardy perennial. Introduced from 

 Europe, 1548. 



P. Franchetii (Franchet's). Like the preceding in habit, but 

 nmch larger in all its parts, the bladder-like fruits being 2 inches in 

 diameter and of a rich orange-scarlet colour. Introduced from Japan 

 in 1894 



P. PERUVIANA (Peruvian). Cape Gooseberry. Stem erect, branched, 

 3 feet high. Leaves heart-shaped, cottony. Flowers whitish with violet 

 anthers ; July. The fruits are edible, and make a very palatable preserve, 

 for which purpose this plant is largely grown in South Africa. Green- 

 house evergreen. Introduced from South America, 1772. 



The three species here described may be grown out of 



Cultivation. ^^^^ .^ ^^^^ country, but P. peruviana is not hardy. 



They prefer a light soil in a sunny position. P. Franchetii is an effective 



bedding plant, its freely-produced fruits being very attractive in autumn. 



They are easily propagated from seeds or root-cuttings. 



Natural Order Solanaceje. Genus Fabiana 



Fabiana (named in honour of F. Fabiano, a Spanish botanist). A genus 

 of about eleven species of shrubs with small heath-like leaves and tubular, 

 funnel-shaped flowers, otherwise similar to Solanum. The fruit is a 

 two-celled capsule enveloped in the persistent calyx. The species are all 

 natives of South America. 



Fabiana imbricata (tiled). Stem 3 feet high. Leaves 

 ■y small, oval, evergreen, crowded and overlapping like 

 tiles on a roof. Flowers pure white, solitary but abundant; May. 

 Hardy, except in the North of England, where it needs the shelter of a 

 greenhouse, and is often grown as a conservatory plant. Introduced 

 from Chili, 1838. 



Fabiana is not exacting in regard to soil, providing it 

 is of fairly good quality. It thrives best if gi-own against 

 a wall. It is propagated by means of the young shoots taken off in 

 spring, and inserted as cuttings in sandy soil in heat. 



