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PB ACTIO AL GUIDE TO GARDEN PLANTS senecio 



during the winter months, as much light 

 and air as possible however being given 

 on all favourable occasions. The double 

 varieties may be struck from cuttings in 

 autumn, and wintered in frames or cold 

 greenhouses. 



S. incanus. — A hoary-looking, tufted 

 perennial of S. France, 3-6 in. high, with 

 bright silvery incised leaves. Flowers in 

 August, yeUow, in somewhat crowded 

 corymbs. 



Culture Sc. as above. Useful for the 

 rockery in weU- drained, sandy soil. In- 

 creased by division in spring. S. uniflorus 

 from the Alps is closely allied. 



S. japonicus (Ligularia japonica; 

 EnjthrochcBte palmatifida). — A fine 

 Japanese perennial about 5 ft. high, with 

 smooth, green leaves about 1 ft. across, 

 and deeply and pahnately cut into un- 

 equally toothed lobes. Flowers in 

 autumn, about 3 in. across, deep orange- 

 yellow. 



Calture dc. as above. A good plant 

 for the margins of lakes, streams &c. In- 

 creased by dividing the roots in early 

 spring. 



S. Kaempferi aureo-maculata {Far- 

 fugium grande). — A distinct .Tapanese 

 perennial having thick fleshy stems 1-2 ft. 

 high, with broad, roundish, heart-shaped, 

 deep green leaves, conspicuously blotched 

 with deep yellow in some forms, or white 

 or rose in others. 



Culture and Propagation. — This 

 ornamental plant flourishes only in 

 the mildest parts of the country, growing 

 slowly in colder parts. It prefers slight 

 shade and damp peaty soil and may be 

 increased by separating the growths in 

 spring, and keeping them in a close 

 frame until established. 



S. lagopus. — A New Zealand rock plant 

 6-12 in. high, with broadly elliptic blunt 

 radical leaves, hairy above, densely woolly 

 beneath. The bright yellow starry flower- 

 heads, about an inch across, are borne in 

 loose clusters in summer. 



Culture dx. as above. 



S. laxifolius. — A pretty bush l|-3 ft. 

 high, native of New Zealand, with very thick 

 and leathery oblong lance-shaped leaves, 

 densely crowded and covered with a grey 

 down. Flowers in summer, about 1 in. 

 across, golden-yellow, with a darker yellow 



disc and a woolly involucre, borne in pro- 

 fusion on panicles well above the foliage. 

 Culture dc. as above. This fine species 

 is also known in gardens as S. Grayi and 

 S. latifoUus. It may be increased by 

 cuttings of the young shoots inserted in 

 sandy soil under handlights. 



S. raacrophyllus (Ligula/ria macro- 

 phylla). — A vigorous Caucasian peren- 

 nial about 3-6 ft. high, with large, 

 glaucous, oval lance-shaped, coarsely 

 toothed leaves 3-4 ft. long, 1 ft. wide, 

 with a whitish broad midrib. Flowers 

 from June to August, golden-yellow, in 

 very tall terminal spikes. 



Culture and Propagation. — An ex- 

 cellent plant for wild grassy places, or the 

 edges of lakes or streams, on account of 

 its fine, rather glaucous foliage. It may 

 be increased by dividing the roots in 

 autumn or spring ; or from seeds sown in 

 gentle heat in spring, and pricking out the 

 seedlings in the usual way, afterwards 

 transferring to the open air in mild 

 showery weather when sturdy enough. 



S. pulcher. — A really beautiful per- 

 ennial 2-3 ft. high, native of Buenos 

 Ayres. Lower leaves stalked, oval, crenu- 

 late, passing upwards into smaller and 

 more or less deeply toothed leaves. 

 Flowers in September and October and 

 even later in mild seasons, 2-3 in. across, 

 beautiftJ rose-purple with a yellow disc. 



Culture and Propagation. — 8. pulcher 

 likes a moist sandy loam. It does not 

 often ripen seeds in this country, but 

 may be increased by careful division of 

 the roots in spring, or by root cuttings. 

 The latter are cut into pieces about 2 in. 

 long, and slightly covered with sandy 

 soU. They are put in cold frames or 

 greenhouses, and as the shoots appear, 

 the new plants may be potted oflf singly, 

 and kept shaded and close until they begin 

 to get established. Afterwards they may 

 be given plenty of light and air, and when 

 sturdy enough may be transferred to the 

 open border and grown in bold masses for 

 effect. 



S. sagittifolius. — A stately perennial 

 native of Uruguay. It has tufts of large 

 oblong wedge-shaped leaves about a yard 

 long, and nearly 18 in. wide in the broadest 

 part; the surface is covered with white 

 down, the stalks ai-e broadly winged, and 

 the base is deeply sagittate, while the edges 

 are also lobed. But the most remarkable 

 feature of the loaves consists in the two 



