INCARVILLEA 



The entire plant has an interesting one-sided twist. The calyx 

 has it, the corolla shows it, and the leaflets are bilateral, "one half 

 larger than the other." Not the least of its virtues is the length 

 of the flowering season. The termuial corymb begins to open its 

 blossoms in June and it is late September before the end is reached. 

 The plant is hardy, robust, and fuU-foliaged. 



INCARVILLEA 



Incarvillea Delavayi. 

 Incarvillea, after Incarville, a French Jesuit missionary to China. 



Leaves. — Pinnate, a foot long, forming a cluster. 



Scape. — One to two feet high, bearing two to twelve large catalpa-Iike 

 rose-purple flowers, each two to three inches long and fully as wide. 



Calyx. — Five-lobed. 



Corolla. — Tubular with spreading, five-lobed border; tube yellow 

 inside and out; two upper lobes are smaller than the three lower ones. 



Stamens. — Four, inserted on the corolla. 



Ovary. — ^Two-celled; style long; stigma two-lipped. 



Seeds. — Winged. 



Incarvillea is a plant of generous proportions. Its leaves are 

 large, its flowers are large, and a well-grown plant needs so much 

 room that it can never be a favorite in small gardens. It flourishes 

 in half shade, and, well placed, is effective. 



Calampelis, or Eccremocdrpus schper, is an annual climber, na- 

 tive of southern South America; growing about ten feet high. 

 The flowers are somewhat tubular, orange-colored, and borne in 

 racemes. It clings by means of branched tendrils. 



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