COREOPSIS 279 
hin transparent edges, and the pappus taking the form of two awns, 
somewhat resembling the antenne of an insect, The Species are natives 
of North America. 
For nearly two hundred years Coreopsis has been 
represented in our gardens by C. auriculata, a perennial 
plant, which was introduced from North. America in 1699. But the 
Species that are best known and most widely cultivated to-day are three 
annuals—C. tinctoria, C. Drummondi, and C. coronata, introduced 
_ respectively in 1822, 1834, and 1835, and often mentioned by the name 
of Calliopsis. These by selection and careful growing have yielded 
some improved forms which are much in request for summer-flowering. 
C. aristosa is of quite recent (1869) introduction from the United States. 
CoREOPSIS ARISTOSA (bearded). Stem 3 feet high. 
Leaves deeply cut in a pinnate fashion, segments lance- 
Shaped. Flower-heads large and numerous, orange-yellow, in a terminal 
panicle; September. Perennial. 
C. AURICULATA (eared). Stems slender, branched, 12 to 20 inches. 
Leaves entire, sometimes three-lobed, eared at the base. Flower-heads 
yellow, with a band of purple-brown surrounding the disk; ray-florets 
four-toothed ; solitary, on long stalks ; July to September. Perennial. 
C. coRONATA (crowned). Stem erect, 1 to 2 feet, Leaves spoon- 
shaped, entire, or cut in a pinnate manner. Flower-heads orange, spotted 
with brownish purple, on long stalks; J uly to October. Annual. 
C. DrumMonp1 (Drummond’s). Stems spreading, slightly hairy, 1 
foot high. Leaves, cut into oval or lance-shaped lobes, arranged pinnately. 
Flower-heads 1} inch across, yellow, with ring of crimson-brown around 
the disk; July to September. Annual. 
C, LANCEOLATA (lance-shaped). Stem, sometimes branched from the 
base, 1 to 3 feet high. Leaves lance-shaped, fringed with hairs, the 
upper pairs slightly joined by their bases. Flower-heads bright yellow, 
2 or 3 inches across; ray-florets four-toothed ; solitary, on long stalks; 
July to September. Perennial. Introduced from North America (1724). 
C. TINCTORIA (stained). Stems slender, 2 feet high. Leaves divided 
into very slender Segments, arranged pinnately. Flower-heads 1} inch 
_ across; yellow and purple-brown, the ray-florets three-lobed, varying 
much in the disposition of the two colours ; in some specimens the dark 
tint is a mere ring round the disk, in others it almost covers the ray, 
leaving only the tip yellow (see Plate 140); May to August. Annual. 
Principal Species. 
