302 FLOWERS OF GARDEN AND GREENHOUSE 
chiefly of Senecio eruentus, a species that was introduced from a 
Canaries in 1777, and has since been greatly improved. Considerable 
advance was made by the production, in the year 1842, of ee 
Cineraria, a garden seedling with bright blue flower-heads. Judge ; y 
present standards the ray-florets of this were too narrow, and it has 
they overlap. Then there are the so-called “double * varieties in si 
all the florets are strap-shaped. These are chiefly in request for s 
flowers and button-holes, Prior to the introduction of 8. cruentus the 
in 1633, but this was not extensively grown until recently, 
SENECIO AURANTIACA (orange). Stem woolly, uh 
Same 9 inches high. Radical leaves elliptic with 
slightly scalloped edges; stem-leaves lance-shaped, with entire edges 
Ower-heads orange, in corymbs; May. Herbaceous perennial. Native 
of Europe. Introduced 1819, 
S. CRUENTUS (bloody, referring to the purple under-side of the leaf). 
Stem 2 feet high. Radical leaves heart-shaped, lobed ; stem-leaves oval, 
stem clasping. Flower-heads reddish purple; spring and summer. 
Greenhouse perennial. Plate 153 : 
S. DoRoNIcUM (Doronicum-like), Stems 1 foot high. Radical 
leaves lance-shaped or narrow-heart-shaped, thick, toothed, waa 
stem-leaves Somewhat elliptic. Flower-heads yellow, 2 inches across; 
July to September. Introduced from Southern Europe (1705). The var. 
hosmariensis is a pretty dwarf, 4 or 5 inches high, suitable for rockwork. 
Y BEAGANS (Glogant) A morican Groundsel. Stem erect, branched, 
1 to 2 feet high. Leaves fleshy, irregularly cut, as though the edges had 
been nibbled. Flower-heads small, in corymbs at end of branches; ‘ay 
florets purple, disk-florets yellow ; June to August. There are “double 
pink, crimson, or purple flower-heads. A South 
i introduced 1700, 
S. L’Heririert (L’Heritier’s), Stems numerous, perennial, 2 to 4 
feet, zigzag, Leaves heart-shaped, toothed, covered with silk-like wool. 
lowers, in large, loose terminal corymbs, white tipped with carmine, bag’ d 
fragrant. Native of the Canaries, One of the best of winter-flowering 
pot-plants for the conservatory. ; 
Ss. MACROGLOssUs (long - tongued), A greenhouse climber, with 
shining ivy-like leaves and large yellow flower-heads similar to those 
of the Yellow Marguerite, produced in winter. Often called Cape Ivy. 
Introduced from South Africa (1885). 
