KIGHTSHADE FAMILY 



BUTTERFLY FLOWERS 



Schizdnthus pinnb,tus. 



Schimnthus, Greek, split-flower, from the split corolla. 



An annual herb with finely cut leaves and terminal open cymes of 

 highly colored flowers with deeply cut petals. Variable, with many 

 horticultural varieties. Chili. May, June. 



Stem.— Erect, branching and spreading, two feet high, rather weak. 



Leaves. — Alternate, once or twice-pinnate or parted into narrow 

 divisions. 



Flowers. — In type violet or lilac. 



Calyx. — Deeply five-cleft, the divisions narrow, hairy. 



Corolla. — Somewhat two-lipped; border oblique, -wide-spreading; the 

 smaller lip three-parted ; the larger five-cleft and the lobes cut or notched ; 

 the middle lobe of the smaller Up more or less hooded. 



Stamens. — Two, exserted; two or three others small and aborted. 



Ovary. — Oval, two-celled; style slender. 



The Butterfly Flowers are all dainty plants; three species are 

 cultivated, but Schizanthus pinnatus with its variants is the one 

 commonly found in gardens. The lower lip is violet or lilac, the 

 upper lip paler, its middle section with a yellow blotch at base, 

 and spotted with purple or violet. The garden varieties range 

 from pure-white to dark-purple, through violet and rose, with 

 various markings. The character both of foliage and flowers 

 is lightness and delicacy, which should be considered in placing 

 the plant. 



TOMATO 



Lycopirsicum esciilentum var. vulgare. 



Lycopersicum, wolf-peach; probably an allusion to its inferiority 

 compared to the peach. 



The common garden Tomato of North America. Probably perennial 

 but in cultivation treated as an annual. Tender to frost; marked by a 

 peculiar and characteristic odor. 



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