MAZUS 



FOXGLOVE OBDEB 



EBHMANNIA 721 



and somewhat clammy. Flowers during 

 the summer and autumn months, yellow, 

 and nearly regular in outline, the lower 

 lip being striped with orange. The variety 

 Harrisoni is a stronger growing large- 

 flowered variety extensively cultivated 

 both for the flower border and in pots. 



Culture and Propagation. — This 

 species is a great favourite owing to its 

 agreeable musky scent which pervades 

 the surrounding atmosphere. It is suit- 

 able for borders in somewhat shady places, 

 and also for the rock garden, flourishing 

 in damp rich soil with plenty of humus 

 in it. It is very often seen grown in pots 

 hanging in cottagers' windows. Theleaves 

 perish in winter, but the white creeping 

 underground stems send up masses of 

 green leaves every spring. 



Seeds may be sown early in spring in 

 heat, or in the open in April and May, or 

 the creeping stems may be divided in early 

 spring. With a little protection of leaves 

 &c. it is hardy in exposed places in winter. 

 The variety Harrisoni miay be increased 

 by seeds or cuttings. 



MAZUS. — A genus with 4 species of 

 dwarf hairy or smoothish often twiggy 

 herbs. Lower leaves opposite, upper 

 ones usually alternate, incised-crenate or 

 coarsely toothed. Eacemes terminal, 

 rather one-sided. Calyx broadly beU- 

 shaped, half 5-cleft. Corolla tube short 

 or scarcely longer than the calyx, 2-lipped, 

 the upper lip ovate erect, shortly 2-cleft ; 

 the lower one much larger, spreading, 

 3-cleft, saccate at the base. Stamens 4, 

 didynamous. Capsule globose or com- 

 pressed, with mmierous minute seeds. 



M. Pumilio. — A distinct and vigorous 

 species native of New Zealand and Austra- 

 lia, with creeping underground stems, from 

 which spring dense tufts about 1 in. or so 

 liigh, clothed with spoon-shaped leaves, 

 having shghtly wavy margins, and 1-2 in. 

 long. Flowers in summer, pale violet, 

 with white centres, 1-6 on slender stems, 

 scarcely rising above the foliage. 



Cultu/re and Propagation. — This is 

 the only species grown. It thrives in free 

 sandy soil in warm sheltered parts of the 

 rock garden. It is easily increased by 

 dividing the tufts early in spring or 

 autumn. When divided in autumn, it is 

 safer to plant the tufts in cold frames in 

 light rich soil until the following May. 

 Seeds may also be sown in pots or pans 

 in greenhouses or cold frames in March 



and April in finely prepared soil. They 

 are very minute and require no covering. 

 They must, however, be kept moist and 

 shaded. When large enough the seedlings 

 may be pricked out and grown on in cold 

 frames until the following spring, when 

 they will be sturdy enough for planting 

 out. 



SIBTHORPIA (MoNEYWOEi). — A 

 genus containing 6 species of trailing, 

 hairy herbs, the stems often rooting at 

 the joints. Leaves alternate or clustered, 

 stalked, roundish kidney-shaped and 

 coarsely crenate or incised and pinnately 

 cut. Flowers yellow, yeUowish-roae, or 

 red, on axillary, solitary, or clustered and 

 bractless pedicels. Calyx bell-shaped, 4^8- 

 (often 5-) cleft. CoroUa tube short, or very 

 slightly rotate ; lobes equal in nimiber to 

 those of the calyx, or one more, spreading. 

 Stamens equal in number to the corolla 

 lobes, or one less. Capsule membranous 

 not many-seeded. 



S. europsea. — A rare and pretty British 

 trailer, with slender thread-Kke stems 

 6-12 in. long, and membranous leaves 

 |-f in. across, with 7-9 broad, rounded, 

 or refuse lobes. Flowers from July to 

 October, pink, 5-lobed, the 2 smaller lobes 

 yellowish. Calyx lobes 5 ; stamens 4. 

 The vajTciety variegata is a charming little 

 trailer with silvery white and green 

 leaves. 



Culture and Propagation. — The com- 

 mon green-leaved plant flourishes near 

 ditches and on moist shady banks, and is 

 readily increased by dividing the rooted 

 stems. It is best grown in swampy 

 parts of the rockery. The variegated 

 form is a lovely fittle plant, unfor- 

 tunately difficult, on account of its 

 delicate nature, to grow out of doors 

 even imder the most suitable conditions. 

 It is often seen to perfection in cool green- 

 houses or cold frames, where it may 

 flourish for several seasons, and then 

 almost suddenly die away except for a 

 particle or two. 



S. peregrina is a small trailing green- 

 house perennial with yellow flowers. 

 Native of Mauritius. 



Culture lie. as above. 



REHMANNIA.— A genus with only 

 2 species of hairy, clammy, perennial 

 herbs, having alternate, obovate, or oblong 

 coarsely toothed leaves. Calyx ovoid- 

 beU-shaped, 5-cleft at the apex. Corolla 



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