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spikes ; autumn and winter. Cool-house evergreen. Introduced from 

 Guatemala, 1843. 



C. ELEGANS (handsome). Stems scandent, with downy branches. 

 Leaves oval -lance -shaped, under-side downy. Flowers purplish red, 

 numerous, in terminal cymes ; petals fringed ; June to September. Half- 

 hardy evergreen. Introduced from Mexico, 1844. Also known as 

 Hahrothamnus elegans. The var. argentea has creamy-white leaves 

 tinged with rose, and blotched with green. 



C. FASCICULATUM (a bundle). Whole plant downy. Stem 5 to 10 

 feet high. Leaves egg-shaped. Flowers pitcher-shaped, purplish red, 

 fringed; in head-like cymes with an involucre; April. Greenhouse 

 evergreen. Introduced from Mexico, 1843. Also known as Hahrothamnus 

 fascicidatas 



C. EOSEUM (rosy). Stem 4 to 10 feet high. Leaves oblong, downy. 

 Flowers rose-coloured, clustered, with an involucre ; July. Greenhouse 

 evergreen. Introduced from Mexico, 1850. Also known as Hahrothamnus 

 roseuni, 



Cestr Wilis may be grown either as greenhouse pot- 

 In-ubs or as climbers ; if the latter, they succeed best if 

 planted in the greenhouse border, and trained against a pillar or other 

 support. They do not require a high temperature, but the soil should 

 be rich and open. They are propagated by inserting cuttings in 

 August, and growing them on with frequent shifts ; that is, as soon as 

 the pots become well-filled with roots. 



SALPIGLOSSIS 



Natural Order Scrophularine^.. Genus Salpiglossis 



SALPIGLOSSIS (Greek, salpinx, a tube, and glossis, a tongue — the tongue- 

 like style in the coi^olla-tube). A small genus comprising only two or 

 three species of perennial herbs, which forms a connecting link between 

 the Orders Solanacej5 and Scrophularine^. The folding of the lobes of 

 the corolla w^ould cause these plants to be placed in the former Order, 

 but the reduction of the perfect stamens to four shows their affinity with 

 SCROPHULARINE.E. The calyx is tubular, five-lobed, the corolla funnel- 

 shaped, with a bell-shaped throat, and five half-erect, half-spreading 

 lobes. The species are restricted to Chili in their natural range. Only 

 one species is grown in our gardens, although it is knowm to gardeners 

 under five or six different names. 



