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NOTES ON FLOWERS. 
Requires a moist stove ; turfy peat soil ; pro- 
pagated by division of the plant. (276) 
Trop^eolum umbellatum, Hooker (um- 
bellate Indian Cress). — TropEeolaceee § Tro- 
pasoleaa. — A very remarkable and beautiful 
addition to this elegant and favourite genus of 
climbing plants. It has a tuberous root, said 
to attain three or four pounds weight; a slen- 
der zigzag stem ; remote, sub-peltate, deeply 
five-lobed leaves, the lobes of which are ovate- 
obtuse and mucronate when young ; and axil- 
lary umbels of five or more flowers of a rich 
orange-red colour, so copious as quite to over- 
power the foliage. The blossoms are upwards 
of an inch long ; the calyx cylindrical, ex- 
tended at the base into a slightly curved blunt 
spur, orange -red tipped with green at both 
extremities, the limb being yellowish ; the 
petals, three of whiclr 'project considerably 
beyond the calyx, are red, contrasting favour- 
ably with the yellowish limb of the calyx. 
Native of Quito, where Professor Jameson 
originally found it on Pilzhum, a mountain 
7,000 feet above the sea, to which locality it 
seems peculiar. Introduced in 1846 by Messrs. 
Veitch. Flowers during the summer. Cul- 
ture. — Half-hardy, though suitable for pot 
culture in the greenhouse, or for a conserva- 
tory ; sandy, turfy loam, not too rich ; propa- 
gated by cuttings or by seeds ? (277) 
Fuchsia dependent, Hooker (dependent 
Fuchsia). — Onagraceas § Fuchseas. — A hand- 
some shrubby plant, bearing some general re- 
semblance to F. corymbiflora,h\i\. quite distinct. 
It is a vigorous grower, with a diffusely branch- 
ing, elongated, somewhat scandent stem ; the 
leaves are acutely ovate, usually growing in 
whorls of about four, and somewhat hoary on 
the under surface ; the flowers are numerous, 
and grow in dense terminal, drooping, leafy 
racemes, the calyx tube being long and slen- 
der, the sepals and petals oblong ; they are of 
a lively vermilion colour, the tips of the sepals 
being of a duller tint. Native of South Ame- 
rica. Introduced in 1840 by Messrs. Veitch. 
Flowers in autumn. Culture. — Requires a 
greenhouse ; rich turfy, loamy soil ; propa- 
gated by cuttings. (278) 
Salvia oppositiflora, Ruiz and Faxon 
(opposite-flowered Sage). — Lamiaceas § Mon- 
ardeae-Salvidse. — A neat and showy sub- 
shrubby species, growing from one to two 
feet high, the stem procumbent at the base, 
and the branches erect. The leaves are 
obtusely ovate, somewhat cordate at the base, 
and wrinkled, downy, and crenulate. The 
flowers grow in whorled racemes, the verticil- 
laster3 being two-flowered and secund ; they 
are showy, and of a beautiful light scarlet 
colour, downy on the outside ; the calyx tube 
is striated. The plant is endued with a grateful 
odour, whence it appears to have derived a 
synonyme — S. giata (Vahl). Native of Peru 
in arid and exposed places. Introduced in 
1846 by Messrs. Veitch. Flowers in autumn, 
Culture. — Requires a greenhouse ; rich, light, 
loamy soil ; propagated by cuttings. (279) 
Calceolaria cuneiforms, Ruiz and Pavon 
(wedge-leaved Slipper-wort). — Scrophularia- 
ceas § Antirrhinidese-Calceolareae. — One of the 
smaller sub-shrubby species, with erect downy 
stems branching at right angles. The leaves 
are small, ovate, somewhat oblong, and wedge- 
shaped at the base, deeply crenated, the upper 
surface hairy, and the lower pale and woolly. 
The flowers grow in rather loose, few-flowered 
cymes, and are of a pale lemon colour, but in 
healthy plants are freely produced. Native 
of Bolivia and other parts of South America. 
Introduced in 1846. Flowers in autumn. 
Culture. — Requires a greenhouse ; turfy loam 
and leaf mould ^propagated by cuttings of the 
young shoots planted in sandy soil. (280) 
Plumbago Larpent^e, £,indley (Lady Lar- 
pent's Leadwort). — Plumbaginaceae § Plum- 
baginea3. — A charming plant of suffruticose 
habit, with slender zigzag stems, obovate acute 
leaves, which are finely serrated and fringed 
on the margin, and close terminal heads of 
intense violet-coloured flowers, with a little 
red in the throat ; they are produced in the 
greatest profusion. Native*of China ; grow- 
ing, rarely, on the ruined ramparts of Shang- 
hai. Introduced in 1846. Flowers through- 
out the summer and autumn. Culture. — 
Half-hardy ; very valuable for bedding out ; 
dry light soil ; propagated by cuttings. (281) 
Habranthus gracilifolius, Herbert 
(slender-leaved Habranth). — Amaryilidaceae § 
Amarylleae. — A small bulbous plant, with 
very long, slender, channelled leaves, and a 
stem rising about six inches high, terminated 
by one or two drooping flowers, which are 
trumpet-shaped, composed of six segments of 
a pale purple colour, green at the base ; the 
flowers close at night and expand in the sun. 
A native near Maldonado on the River Plate. 
Introduced in 1821. Flowers in September. 
Culture. — Nearly hardy j requires a hot, dry 
situation, free loam, plenty of water while 
growing, and perfect rest afterwards ; propa- 
gated by offsets or seeds. (282) 
Viburnum rugosum, Persoon (rough-leaved 
Viburnum). — Caprifoliaceae § Sambuceae. — 
A shrubby plant, rising to the height of five 
or more feet, wdth opposite, broadly ovate, 
rough leaves, clothed with hairs on the under 
side, and with large terminal bunches of white 
flowers ; the flowers are small, and divided 
into five segments. A native of the Canary 
Islands. Introduced in 1796. Flowers in 
April. Culture. — Requires a greenhouse ; 
moderately rich loamy soil; propagated readily 
by cuttings or layers. (283) 
