CENOTHEKA 



EVENING PBIMBOSE OBDEB 



FUCHSIA 455 



buds will expand if the flower stems are 

 placed in water. 



Culture dx: as above. When this 

 species fails to ripen seed, as it does 

 occasionally in unfavourable seasons, it 

 may be increased by dividing the tufts in 

 early autumn or spring. Cuttings of the 

 roots about l|^-2 in. long will also produce 

 plants if placed in light sandy soil in a 

 gentle hotbed in spring. 



CE. taraxacifolia. — A beautiful Chilian 

 biennial 6 in. high, with somewhat 

 traiUng stems. Leaves downy, interrup- 

 tedly pinnate. Dandelion-like. Flowers 

 in summer, white, with a narrow tube 

 6 in. or more long, becoming red with age, 

 and at their best in the evening. Fruit 

 borne in the axils of the leaves, pear- 

 shaped and 4- winged. 



Culture dc. as above. Increased by 

 seeds sown in autumn in cold frames, or 

 in the open border in April, or in gentle 

 heat in March. A good plant for warm 

 sunny banis in the rock garden. 



CE. tenella. — A pretty Chilian annual 

 6-9 in. high, with rather glaucous linear 

 spoon-shaped leaves and purple flowers 

 produced in June. 



Culture dc. as above. 



CE. tetraptera. — A downy Mexican 

 annual 9-12 in. high, with leaves pinnately 

 cut into toothed lobes. The very fragrant 

 flowers appear in July and August. They 

 are 3-4 in. across, white at first, after- 

 wards becoming tinged with rose, and 

 opening best at early morn and eve. 



Culture dc. as above. The seeds of 

 this species are best sown in the open 

 border in April and May where the plants 

 are to bloom, afterwards thinning the seed- 

 lings out about a foot apart. 



(E. triloba. — A North AmencMi 

 annual 3-6 in. high, with ip+-«"i^<liy 

 pinnatifid toothed iea,y-f -^{o^ers from 

 May to SepM'.rr' -'>''^^ yeUow, sweet- 

 scente^.3^j„2;^'=^'°g; ^ °''°''^*'' 



- Ciolture dc. as above. 



„ ,^- vinosa {Godetia vinosa). — A 

 Cahfornian annual about 2 ft. high, with 

 Imear-oblong, smooth, slightly toothed 

 leaves. Flowers in July and August, 

 white tmted with purple. 



Culture dc. as above. 



CE Whitneyi (Godetia grandiflora). 

 ^l <^ Cahfornian annual 1-1,; ft. high, 

 with oblong lance-shaped leaves.' Flowers 



in summer, 3-4 in. across, rosy-red, 

 blotched with crimson, numerous, 

 crowded. Concolor (white), fiamviea 

 (crimson), audi flammea striata (crimson 

 striped). Lady Albemarle (brilliant rose), 

 Duke of York {sa&rlet), Bridesmaid (rose 

 and white). Duchess of Albany (white), 

 gloriosa (deep blood-red). Fairy Queen 

 (white and crimson). Mandarin (sulphur- 

 yellow) are a few of many fine forms 

 raised from this speeies. There is also a 

 dwarf compact form with double deep 

 crimson flowers. 



Culture dc. as above. Increased by 

 seeds. 



EUCHARIDUM. — A genus with 

 2 or 3 species of Cahfornian annuals, with 

 alternate, ovate-lance-shaped or oblong 

 entire leaves. Calyx tube linear, 4-angled, 

 4-parted, deciduous. Petals 4, clawed, 

 3-lobed or wedge-shaped oboordate, the 

 middle lobe longer and much smaller 

 than the other two. Stamens 4. Ovary 

 4-celled. Style filiform ; stigma dilated, 

 2 - 4 - lobed. Capsule linear - oblong, 

 roundish. 



Culture and Propagation. — These 

 dwarf annuals about 9 in. high grow in 

 ordinary soil, and to obtain the best 

 results seeds should be sown in the open 

 in early autumn to obtain flowers in early 

 summer. Seeds may also be sown out of 

 doors in March for autumn flowering. 



E. Breweri. — An elegant annual, 

 forming dwarf dense tufts. The short 

 stems are furnished with oval or nearly 

 linear oblong entire leaves. The red or 

 lilac-purple flowers are borne in great 

 profusion and almost hide the foliage. 



Culture dc. as above. 



E- concinnura. — This species also 

 - oiakes dwarf compact tufts 9-12 in. high 

 and has rosy flowers ; the variety album 

 being white or faint blush. E. grandi- 

 florum, with deep rosy-purple flowers, is 

 regarded as a variety of concinnum. 



Culture dc. as above. 



FUCHSIA (Lady's Ear - Dbops). — 

 This weU-known genus contains about 50 

 species of smooth or hairy small shrubs 

 or trees, with opposite, alternate and 

 whorled, entire or toothed leaves. Flowers 

 usually drooping, solitary on axillary 

 stalks, or sometimes in racemes or pani- 

 cles at the tops of the branches. Calyx 

 coloured, tube jjroduced beyond the 

 ovary, limb 4-lobed. Petals 4, convolute. 



