IMANTOPHYLLUM 



IMANTOPH'5'LLUM. Included under Olivia. 



IMMORTELLES. Consult Everlastiu<j Flowers. 



IMPATIENS (from the Latin; having reference to the 

 pody, which, when ripe, on slight pressure burst open, 

 scattering the seed). Geranihcew, (By some referred 

 to Balsumin(\ce<e. ) Tender, succulent herbs, with 

 very fleshy stems and simple leaves usual!} alter- 

 nate and the upper ones often in whoils pe- 

 duncles axillary, with l-ti or more tls. of vaiious 

 colors: sepals 3 (seldom 5), the posterioi one 

 taking on a spur-like shape; petals 5 or 

 ;t, in which case 2 are grown together: 

 fr. a pod, which, when ripe, bursts when 

 pinched, scattering the seeds. About 

 220 species, mainly from tropical India 

 and Africa. About 20 have found their 

 way into cultivation for the most part 

 as greenhouse plants, I. Balsami'na being the species 

 best known as an outdoor annual. See Baisatn. Propa- 

 gation by cuttings and seed. 



A. Peduncles irilh single fls. 



Hawkeri, W. Bull. A busby, soft-wooded plant with 

 well branched stems of a dull red color; Ivs. opposite or 

 in whorls of .S, ovate, acuminate, serrate, dark green: 

 peduncles axillary, long and slender: lis. rounded in 

 outline, about 3 in. in diara., deep carmine, with a white 

 eye. South Sea Islands. Int. about 1886. G.C. 11.25:761. 

 l.H. .34:2.— A greenhouse plant, needing an intermediate 

 temperature. Plants from early spring cuttings bloom 

 all summer and into autumn. 



platyp6tala, Lindl. {/. pitlchh-rima, Dalzell. /. Jaii- 

 fblia, Hort. ). Steins strong, succulent, branched and 

 usually reddish purple: Ivs. whorled, lanceolate or oval, 

 serrate, hairy beneath: peduncles axillary, shorter than 



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protected and warm situations outdoors. Prop, by cut- 

 tings, and durin),' growth sliould be treated liiie (jloxinias. 

 Var. Lucie ur Lucy belongs here. 



AA. Peduncles ivilh 1-3 fls. 

 Sultani, Hook. Fig. 1127 Prom 12-24 in. high, with 

 stout sten] and branches, rather succulent and green: 



1128, Impatiens aurea(XK. ) 

 One of the native jewel-weeds. 



the Its,; fls, large, rose-colored : spur sickle-shaped, 

 rather thin and petals transversely obcordate. Sumnoer. 

 Java, R.H, 1847:221. B,R, 32:08. -Needs a moderate to 

 warm temp., and may be used as a house-plant or in 



1129. Impatiens Roylei (X Ja). 



Ivs. ellix'tical or lanceolate and narrowed into a petiole 

 about 1 in. long; lower Ivs. alternate, upper ones almost 

 whorled; peduncles axillary, of a rich rose-red in the 

 original form. Hybrids and sports have given shades 

 from pink to almost purple, and a white variety also ex- 

 ists. Spur is very long and thin, Zanzibar. B.M. 6643. 

 Gn. 23, p. 331. V.7:32.i, 326. .S.H. 2:280. l.H. 30:488; 42, 

 p. 140. R.H, 1884: 12. -Increased by seeds; also by cut- 

 tings, which root readily. With /. JJoolceriana, the best 

 in cult. A greenhouse plant; it also does well as a house 

 plant, Vjloouiing almost continuously. 



AAA. Peduncles ivilh 2-4 fls.: plant 2-4 ft. 



atirea, Mnhl. (/. pdllida. Nutt. ). Pale Touoh-me- 

 NOT. .]ewel-weed. Pig. 1128. With I. hiflora the rep- 

 resentatives of the family in the indigenous flora of the 

 U. S. Larger than 7. biflora; otherwise sinnlar to it, 

 with pale yellow^ Ms. sparingly dotted with brownish red ; 

 spur short, notched, and less than one-third the length 

 of the posterior sepal. Moist, shady places. July-Sept. 

 (Quebec to Ore., Kans. and Tla. B.B. 2:404. — Procurable 

 from dealers in native plants. 



bifldra, Walt. (/. AWra, Nutt.). Spr)TTEij Touch-me- 

 not. -Jewel-weed. With 7. aurea representing the ge- 

 nus in the U. S. An annual with orange-colored fls., 

 mottled with reddish brown : spur strongly iuflexed, 

 about half as long as posterior sepal. Moist, shady 

 places. July-October. Nova Scotia to Alaska, Ore., 

 Mo. and Fla. B.B. 2:403. D. l.i.^.-Has been ottered by 

 dealers in native plants. 



Balsimina, [jinn. {Baladmina Jiortensis, DC). Gar- 

 den BALiAJi. See Vol. I, p. 126. 



AAAA. Peduncles with 3-6 or more fls. 



Hookeriana, Arn. {I. bif/landtildsa, Moon. /, Sultani 

 alba, Hort.). A very succulent much-branched plant, 

 growing to a height of 3 ft.: Ivs. long-petioled, ovate- 

 lanceolate, toothed : peduncles axillary in the upper 

 Ivs.: fls. large, white, spotted with purple on the large 

 lower petals; spur bent horn-shaped, and longer than 

 the fls. Blooms in fall. Ceylon. B.M. 4704. — It is a per- 

 ennial, requires a moderate temp., and does not bloom 

 until well developed. Prop, by cuttings. One of the 

 best species in cult. 



E6ylei, Walp. (7. glavdultgera , Royle). Fig. 1129. 

 A rather coarse gsirden annual, with strong stem, suc- 

 culent and much-branched: lower Ivs. opposite; upper 

 Ivs. usually in 3's and whorled, all ovate or ovate-lan- 

 ceolate, naked. 4 in. long, sharply serrate; basal serra- 

 tions and the petiole glandular: peduncles axillary, 

 with 3 or more fls. and very numerous toward top of 

 plant: fls. large, dark purple; spur very short. Aug., 

 Sept. India. B.M. 4020. B.R. 26:22. -Grown from seed, 

 needing but little care, and useful in groups. 



G. N. Laumam. 



IMPHEE. See Sorghum. 



