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plant is rather straggling, and the foliage and j 

 flowers distant and scanty in effect. A green- I 

 house plant, flowering in early summer, intro- 

 duced from Peru about 1 845, and, compared 

 with others, not very ornamental. 



Decker's Trop^olum (T. Deckeria?wm). 

 — A singular plant with tri-coloured, hairy 

 flowers and undivided hairy, peltate leaves. 

 Roots fibrous ; stems climbing to a consider- 

 able height, and bearing leaves sometimes as 

 much as 6inchesacross. Thespurof theflowers 

 is 1^ inches long and of vermilion-red, except 

 at the end, where it is green ; the petals are 

 small and of azure-blue, passing into purple at 

 the base and daintily fringed. This beautiful 

 plant is a native of Venezuela, but only found 

 in one part, though there are several other 

 species akin to this from thesameregion, which j 

 are very handsome. A rare greenhouse plant, 1 

 flowering in mid-summer, and formerly grown 

 in the Berlin Botanic and other collections. 



The Two-petalled Tropjeolum (T. dipe- I 

 taluni). — A distinct kind formerly grown on 

 theContinentif not in this country. Itsflowers j 

 bear only two petals, the three lower ones being 

 suppressed ; these are large and conspicuous, 

 and, as well as the calyx, deep red or crimson. 

 In foliage, too, this is unlike any other kind, the 

 leaves being lobed with rather broad rounded 

 lobes, and the stalk inserted just within the 

 blade. The whole plant is smooth and glossy, 

 with stout stems. Native of Peru. 



Fintelmann's Trop^olum (T. Fintel- 

 mann 'i) . — A slender twining plant of very light 

 appearance, bearing semi-circular leaves of 

 filmy texture variously lobed, and small scarlet 

 flowers of about three-quarters of an inch wide 

 in the leaf axils. A dainty but scarce plant, with 

 prettily contrasting colours of pale green and 

 red. 



Perennial Canary Creeper (T. Heynea- 

 nurri). — Another very beautiful greenhouse 

 climberwith flowers akin to those of the com- 

 mon Canary Creeper but rather smaller and of 

 an orange colour; they are distinct also in shape 

 of flower, the lower petals being nearly as large 

 as the upper, with a straight spur instead of the 

 hooked claw of T.aduncum. Peru. Not now in 

 cultivation, though at one time common in 

 Germany, and easily raised from imported seed. 1 



J arratt's Tropjeolum ( T. Jarrattii) . — A j 

 mere colour variety of theTricolorTropasolum, 



flowering at the same season and identical with 

 it in growth, but perhaps a little less vigorous 

 and with a little more of yellow in the flowers. 



Leichtlin's Trop^eolum (T. Leiclitlini). 

 — A fine hardy plant coming as a cross from 

 Ts. edule and polyphyllum — two of the most ro- 

 bust kinds — of which it showsall the hardiness 

 and vigour. Its rounded tubers are of the size of 

 small potatoes, emitting trailing stems of several 

 feet during spring, covered with deeply-cut 

 leaves of greyish-green like those of polyphyl- 

 lum, but with longer, narrower leaflets. The 

 flowers are also similar,but of a deeper orange- 

 yellow, finely marked with reddish spots and 

 streaks, and appearing with rich effect from the 

 end of May. The plant is of free growth, cover- 

 ing much space when well established in warm, 

 well-drained soil, where it increases rapidly. It 

 is best seen trailing over a bank or low wall, 

 where it can grow undisturbed and not be 

 missed while at rest from July onwards. It is 

 quite hardy in most gardens with a light cover- 

 ing of leaves or ashes. 



Linden's Tropjeolum (T. Lindeni). — A 

 greenhouse climber bearing small flowers with 

 a very long cone-shaped spur, appearing in 

 early autumn ; the leaves are bold, 3 to 5 inches 

 across, and of a pretty rose colour. A kind 01 

 recent introduction upon the Continent, more 

 beautiful in leaf than in flower. 



Moritz'sTrop^eolum ( T.Moritzianum) . — 

 A very handsome greenhouse twiner with large 

 glossy leaves 5 or 6 inches wide, borne upon 

 long stalks and divided into six or seven broad 

 ill-defined lobes, each bearing at their apex 

 an orange-coloured tip. The funnel-shaped 

 flowers appearing in July are of medium size, 

 with petals nearly equal and a straight green- 

 ish spur. Their colour is yellow shading to 

 orange on the lower petals, and brilliant cin- 

 nabar-red finely veined and shaded above, the 

 whole delicately fringed upon the margin. It 

 is one of the most beautiful of the group, and 

 a native of New Granada. Rare in gardens but 

 easily raised from seed. Syn. T. Funcki. 



The Drooping Trop^olum (T. pendulum). 

 — A plant with drooping flowers from Central 

 America, bearing in midsummer yellow flowers 

 marked upon the upper petals with red lines 

 and a dull purple spot. The five-lobed leaves 

 are borne upon stout rounded stems and are a 

 whitish-grey colour beneath. Greenhouse. 



