POTENTILLA 



BOSJE OBDEB 



POTENTILLA 379 



p. Detommasi. — This is a large and 

 handsome plant from the Macedonian 

 mountains, closely related to P. argentea, 

 from which it may be distinguished by its 

 more ornamental foliage and its larger 

 and more brilliant flowers. 



Culture t£c. as above, p. 376. 



P. Fenzli. — A pretty little species 6-9 

 in. high, native of the mountains of Mace- 

 donia and Asia Minor. It has finely 

 divided silky leaves clothed with a silvery 

 down, and the small yellow blossoms are 

 produced in close-set panicles in summer. 



Culture dc. as ab,ove, p. 376. 



P. frigida. — This handsome little 

 species is a native of the Alps, Pyrenees, 

 and Eocky Mountains, and has somewhat 

 trailing or ascending stems clothed with 

 hairy leaves which are composed of 3 

 ohve-green leaflets. The small golden- 

 yellow flowers are almost stalkless, and 

 appear either solitary or in pairs at the 

 tips of the shoots from June to Sep- 

 tember. 



Culture d-c. as above. This species 

 likes well-drained gritty soil in the rock 

 garden, and a sunny position. 



P. fruticosa. — A British shrub 2-4 ft. 

 high, with brown stems and somewhat 

 digitately pinnate leaves, glaucous and 

 sUky when young. Flowers in June 

 and July, bright yellow, about f in. 

 across, at the ends of almost every 

 branch. The variety ^rosiraios has trail- 

 ing stems, and davurica, a Chinese form, 

 has smooth leaves. 



Culture and Propagation. — This is 

 a very striking plant and when in full 

 blossom is exceedingly attractive. The 

 branches and leaves are almost hidden 

 with the abundance of yellow flowers. It 

 likes well-drained ordinary soil and plenty 

 of moisture, andnaay be increased by seeds, 

 or cuttings of the young shoots in spring. 



P. grandiflora. — ^This fine species is a 

 native of the pastures and alpine regions 

 of Europe and Asia. It grows 6-12 in. 

 high, and has 3-foliate leaves of a grey- 

 green hue. From 3 to 10 large bright 

 yellow blossoms are borne on an erect 

 stalk fi;om May to AugTist. 



P. pedemontama, from the Southern 

 Alps, is closely related, but has a more 

 spreading habit and smaller leaves covered 

 with a silky down beneath. 



P. minima is a pygmy form of gramdi- 

 flora found on the limestone mountains of 



S. Europe at an elevation of 3000-6000 

 feet. The flowers are very small, and 

 appear not only in May and June, but 

 sometimes also in autumn. 



Culture dc. as above. Easily increased 

 by seeds and offsets. 



P. heptaphylla. — An alpine species 

 with spreading stems 6-12 in. high. The 

 leaves are composed of 5-9 leaflets, and 

 the large bright yellow flowers appear 

 from May to August. 



Culture dc. as above, p. 376. 



P. hirta (P. pedata). — A handsome 

 perennial 1^-2 ft. high, native of the 

 mountains of S. Europe, and also found 

 on the Atlas Mountains in N. Africa. 

 The leaves are cut into 7 leaflets, and the 

 rather large golden-yellow flowers con- 

 tinue to appear throughout the summer 

 months. 



P. astralta/nica, P. angustifolia, and 

 P. obscura are forms of this species. 



Culture dc. as above, p. 376. 



P. hopwoodiana. — A garden hybrid 

 li ft. high, with oblong wedge-shaped, 

 coarsely toothed, hairy leaflets. Flowers 

 in June and July, beautiful salmon- 

 apricot, edged with bright rose. 



Culture dc. as above, p. 376. 



P. multifida. — A handsome species 

 6-12 in. high, native of the mountains of 

 Central Europe and Asia. The leaves 

 are much divided and cut up, deep green 

 above, and covered with a white down on 

 the under surface. The yellow flowers 

 are borne on slender stalks from May to 

 July. 



Culture dc. as above, p. 376. 



P. nepalensis (P. formosa). — A hand- 

 some velvety hairy perennial 12-18 in. 

 high, with deep green leaves composed 

 of 5-7 oval lance-shaped toothed leaflets. 

 The brilUant rosy-carmiae flowers are 

 produced freely from May to August, 

 having rosy filaments in the centre 

 tipped with blackish anthers. There is 

 a variety called nana, similar to the type, 

 but of a dwarfer and denser habit of 

 growth. 



Culture dc. as above. This species is 

 closely related to forms of P. argyro- 

 phylla — ^notably atrosamguinea — and in 

 conjunction with them has probably been 

 instrumental in originating the beautiful 

 double-flowered garden forms. 



P. nevadensis. — A small trailing 

 species, native of the Sierra Nevada in 



