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PB ACTIO AL GUIDE TO GARDEN PLANTS coreopsis 



lobed leaves, somewhat hairy on both 

 surfaces, and 4-winged woolly stems. 

 Plowers in August, pale yellow. 

 Culture do. as above. 



COREOPSIS (Calliopsis). — Tick 

 Seed. — A genus of smooth showy annual or 

 perennial herbs, all natives of the United 

 States. Leaves simple or pinnate, oppo- 

 site. Bay florets spreading, more or less 

 deeply toothed or notched at the apex. 

 Bracts of the involucre in two rows, the 

 outer spreading, the inner united at the 

 base and erect. Receptacle with linear 

 ehafify scales. 



Culture and Propagation. — Coreopsis 

 thrive in ordinary garden soil, and are 

 among the showiest of summer flowers, 

 especially when grown in masses. The 

 annual kinds are easily raised from seeds 

 sown in the open in April, or in slight 

 heat early in March, afterwards pricking 

 the seedlings out about the end of May. 

 By Sowing seeds of the annual varieties at 

 intervals in the open border from April to 

 the end of September a good succession of 

 flowering plants can be obtained for six or 

 seven months of the year. For the general 

 treatment of hardy annuals see p. 78. 

 The perennials may be raised in the same 

 way or by cuttings during the summer, or 

 by dividing the roots in autumn or spring. 

 They are exceedingly effective grown in 

 bold masses either in the flower border or 

 rock garden, and their graceful flowering 

 shoots are very valuable for cutting, as 

 they last fresh a good time in water. The 

 same may be said of the annual varieties. 



C. aristosa. — An aimual about 1-3 ft. 

 high, with deeply pinnatifid leaves, having 

 coarsely toothed, lance-shaped segments. 

 Flowers in summer, orange-yellow, over 

 2 in. across, in terminal panicles. 



Culture dc. as above recommended for 

 the annual varieties. 



C. atkinsoniana. — A graceful annual 

 2-4 ft. high, closely related to C. Drum- 

 mondi, but with leaves cut into numerous 

 linear lobes. The flowers are 1^-2 in. 

 across, bright yellow, with a conspicuous 

 reddish-purple blotch at the base of each 

 ray floret. 



Culture (£c. as abo\'c recommended for 

 the annual species. 



C. aurea. — A smooth biennial 1-3 ft. 

 high, with 3- 7-parted leaves having lance- 

 shaped segments. Flowers in autumn 



about 2^ in. across, golden-yeUow, with a 

 didl yellow centre. 



Culture dc. as above recommended for 

 the annual species. Increased by sowing 

 seeds at intervals from April to September 

 in the open border. 



C. auriculata. — A beautiful perennial 

 lJ-2 ft. high, with entire or occasionally 

 3-lobed leaves. Flowers in Hu mm er on 

 long stalks, usually solitary, yellow, with 

 a band of purple-brown at the base of the 

 ray florets. 



Culture dc. as above. 



C. cardaminifolia. — A beautiful dense- 

 growing annual 1-2 ft. high with more or 

 less deeply divided leaves, the lobes of the 

 lower ones being oval or lance-shaped, and 

 often very narrow and linear. The flowers 

 appear in smmner and autvmm ; they are 

 of a pleasing soft yellow colour, and 1-2 

 in. across. 



Culture dc. as above for C. aurea. 



C. coronata. — A handsome annual 

 about 2 ft. high, with opposite spoon- 

 shaped leaves tapering at the base, entire 

 or pirmately cut. Flowers in summer, 

 orange, spotted with brownish-purple at 

 the base, and 2-3 in. across. 



Culture dc. as above. 



C. Drummondi (C. diver sifolia). — A 

 beautiful annual 12-18 in. high, with 

 pinnate leaves divided into ovate or lance- 

 shaped lobes. Flowers in summer, bright 

 yellow, 2 in. or more across, with a band 

 of rich crimson-brown around the disc. 



Culture dc. as above recormnended for 

 the annual species. This is one of the 

 best known kinds and is a great favourite 

 with cottagers in many parts of the king- 

 dom. 



C. grandiflora. — A splendid showy 

 perennial 3 ft. high, the best of all. 

 Leaves almost sessile, bearded at the 

 base. Flowers bright self- yellow, 2-3 in. 

 across, all through the smnmer months. 

 Ray florets 5-toothed, deeply cut. 



Culture dc. as above. A splendid 

 plant for cutting. 



C. japonica. — This is the only species 

 of Coreopsis yet introduced from Japan, 

 and is at present scarcely known. It has 

 linear lance-shaped leaves, and heads of 

 soft bright yellow flowers produced during 

 the summer and autumn months. 



Culture dc. as above. 



C. lanceolata. — A fine perennial 1-3 

 ft. high, with entire bearded lance-shaped 



