LIST OF GREENHOUSE PLANTS. 



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1^ inch long; and B. subcorclatum, with smaller leaves 

 md flowers. 



Browallia. — Blue- or white-flowered annuals from 

 S. America. Seeds should be sown in spring, and the 



Pig. 643.— Bomarea Carderi. 



young plants grown in an intermediate temperature. 

 They flower from midsummer onwards. B. demissa has 

 blue, white, or purple flowers; very free. B. speciosa, var. 

 major, has large leaves and blue flowers 1 inch across. 



Brunsvigia. — African bulbous plants, which thrive 

 when grown in a sunny greenhouse; they require plenty 

 of water while growing, followed by a long, dry rest. 

 Fibrous loam. 



B. Josephince. Bulb very large; leaves 2 feet long; flowers 

 purplish, in umbels on scapes 2 feet long. 



Buddleia Colvillei is a large shrub with Pentstemon- 

 like red flowers, an inch across, in long racemes. Hima- 

 laya. B. madagascariensis has large silvery leaves and 

 long racemes of small yellow flowers. B. variabilis has 

 lilac flowers; very free. Summer. Loam. Cuttings. 



Calceolaria. — In addition to the popular garden race 

 the following are worth cultivating in the greenhouse: — 



ft alba. A small bush with linear, serrated leaves and white 

 flowers. Chili. 



ft Burbidgei (fig. 644). A bush 6 feet high, with large lyrate 

 leaves and loose heads of rich-yellow flowers. Garden hybrid. 



ft fuchsicefolia. A compact, woody shrub, with lance-shaped, 

 Fuchsia-like leaves and pretty yellow flowers. Peru. 



ft violacea. Small ovate leaves; flowers lilac spotted with 

 violet. Chili. 



Callicarpa purpurea is a loose, free-growing Chinese 

 shrub with long shoots, bearing bright-purple berries in 

 profusion in winter. Loam. 



Callistemon. — Evergreen, peat-loving shrubs of the 

 Myrtle family. Their flowers are arranged round the 

 young stem in a dense mass, hence the popular name 

 "Bottle-brush". The best species are: C. brachyandrus, 

 yellow flowers ; C. coccineus, red ; C. rigidus, crimson ; 

 C salignus, red ; and C. speciosus, crimson. 



Campanula. — The following species are worth grow- 

 ing for the greenhouse : — 



ft pyramidalis. A biennial raised from seeds sown in sum- 

 mer, the plants being grown on to flower in 10-inch pots when 

 two years old. They require protection from damp in winter. 



ft Vidalii, a perennial from the Azores; has white flowers 

 borne on upright, leafy branches in summer. Seeds. Loam. 



Canarina campanulata should be potted and started 

 into growth in January; if given a little heat the flowers 

 will be developed in March. It has a thick, fleshy root, 

 with a tall stem and hastate leaves, and bears numerous 

 Fritillaria-like, orange-red flowers. Loam. Canaries. 



Cantua. — Scandent shrubs from S. America, suitable 

 for training against a pillar or wall in a sunny greenhouse. 

 The leaves are small and the flowers tubular in drooping 

 clusters at the ends of the branches. Loam. Cuttings. 



ft bicolor has short-tubed, scarlet and yellow flowers. 



ft buxifolia (dependens) (fig. 645) has long-tubed, red flowers. 



Capsicum. — The ornamental fruits of these are pretty 

 in the greenhouse. From seeds sown in spring, in heat, 

 well-fruited specimens may be had in 6 -inch pots by the 

 autumn. They are forms of either 0. annuura (Chilies) 

 or C. minimum (Cayenne Pepper). 



Carex. — Two species are worth growing for their light, 

 graceful foliage, viz.:— 



C. brunnea (japonica) variegata. A neat plant, with narrow 

 variegated leaves, 

 ft scaposa. With wide leaves and brownish flowers. Loam. 



Cassia. — Showy Leguminous shrubs with yellow 

 flowers. Some are large bushes which flower throughout 

 the summer and autumn ; these are useful for the border. 

 Loam and peat. 



C. australis. Small bush; pinnate leaves; yellow flowers 

 Australia. 



ft corymbosa. A large bush with dark-green leaves and large 

 corymbs of yellow flowers. May be treated as a climber. Trop. 

 America. 



ft laevigata. Strong bush; large leaves and corymbs of yellow 

 flowers. Tropics. 



ft occidentalis. Large pinnate leaves and yellow flowers. 

 Tropics. 



Casuarina. — Trees suggestive of Equisetum, the 



Calceolaria Burbidgei. 



branches being pendulous, thin, and leafless. The stems 

 are corky. Seeds. Peat or loam. 



ft equisetifolia is called in Australia the " Swamp Oak ". 

 ft suberosa has very slender branches and very corky stems. 



