SBNBCIO 



DAISY ORDER 



DIMOBPHOTHECA 543 



conspicuous wavy crests, which are 1-2 in. 

 deep and stand erect on the surface like 

 thin plates of leafy tissue, and extend from 

 the base beyond the middle of the leaf. 

 The stout flower stalk rises from the 

 centre and attains a height of 3-7 ft., being 

 furnished with stalkless lance-shaped 

 leaves, much smaller than the lower 

 ones, and ending in a loose cluster of 

 creamy white flower-heads each over an 

 inch across. 



Culture and Propagation. — In the 

 milder parts of the country this species 

 has proved fairly hardy, but it will natur- 

 ally attain its finest proportions in the 

 mildest parts of the south and west. In 

 the event of severe winters the crowns 

 may be protected with a covering of dry 

 leaves. Owing to its noble aspect and 

 distinct appearance it would prove verv 

 valuable for giving a sub-tropical aspect 

 to the garden, and may be grown in masses 

 on grassland or by the sides of streams, 

 lakes &o., like S. macrophyllus. It may 

 be increased by division of the roots in 

 spring. 



S. sarracenicus. — A showy perennial 

 4-5 ft. high, native of Europe, with 

 thick, purplish, hairy stems, and deep 

 green, stem - clasping, crenate - toothed, 

 ovate lance-shaped, acute leaves 6-8 in. 

 long, becoming gradually smaller up- 

 wards. Flowers in July and August, 

 yeUow, in branched panicles. 



Culture (t'c. as above for S. macro- 

 phyllus. 



S. sibiricus [Ligularia sibirica). — A 

 downy Siberian perennial about 3 ft. high. 

 Lower leaves long-stalked, heart-shaped, 

 crenate, the' upper ones smaller and 

 sessile. Flowers from June to August, 



deep yeUow, clustered on a tall stem. 

 A plant for semi-wild parts of the garden. 

 Culture do. as above. Increased by 

 division of the roots or seed. 



S. speciosus. — A handsome S'. African 

 perennial having a thick fleshy rootstock 

 and rosettes of oblong lance-shaped 

 clammy leaves 4-6 in. long, pinnately 

 divided into blunt sinuate or crenate lobes. 

 The beautiful bright purple flower-heads, 

 over 1^- in. across, appear in July and 

 August and are borne in loose clusters on 

 the top of stalks about a foot high, and 

 fui-nished with a few small lance-shaped 

 stalkless leaves or bracts. 



Culture dc. as above for S. pulcher. 



OTHONNOPSIS. — A genus of 

 smooth shrubs with alternate, stalkless, 

 fleshy, and more or less slightly toothed 

 leaves, and yellow flower-heads, in which 

 the disc florets are usually sterile. 



O. cheirifolia (Othonna cheirifoKa). 

 A pretty trailing perennial 9-12 in. high, 

 native of N. Africa, forming greyish-green 

 tufts on the surface of the soil. Leaves 

 oblanceolate, thickish. Flowers in May 

 and June, bright yellow, about 1^ in. 

 across, borne singly at the ends of the 

 shoots. 



Culture and Propagation. — This is 

 the only species of the 8 known that has 

 any claim to garden value. It forms 

 attractive patches in the border or rock 

 garden, and flourishes in light dryish soils 

 exposed fully to the sun. In cold wet 

 winters it is apt to perish miless protected 

 by a handlight or a sheet of glass. It 

 may be increased by inserting -cuttings of 

 the non-flowering side and basal shoots 

 in cold frames in autumn, and also by 

 dividing the roots in spring. 



Tribe IX. CALENDULACBiE. — Leaves mostly alternate or radical. Achenes smooth , 

 rarely woolly. Involucrate bracts in 1-2 rows. Eeceptaele naked. Flowers rayed. 



DIMORPHOTHECA (Cape Mari- 

 gold). — A genus containing about 20 

 species of smooth, downy, or glandular 

 hairy, annual herbs or perennial bushes, 

 with entire toothed or incised, often 

 narrow leaves. Flower-heads on long 

 stalks. Achenes smooth. Involucre 

 broad. Disc flat or somewhat convex, 

 naked. All natives of S. Africa. 



Culture and Propagation. — Except 

 perhaps in the mildest parts these plants 

 will not grow outside during the winter. 

 They like a well-drained sandy loam and 



sunny positions. The annual kinds may 

 be raised from seeds sown in early sprin", 

 in heat, and transplanted in May. The 

 perennials may also be raised in the same 

 way, and also by cuttings in late summer 

 and autumn, and wintered in a frame or 

 greenhouse until the end of May. They 

 are somewhat stragghng in habit with 

 more or less prostrate stems ascending 

 at the ends, each of which bears a 

 large Marguerite - like flower. They 

 are useful for the front of borders or 

 shrubberies, and should be grown in 



