PHYSALIS FRANCHETI. 
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liairy leaves and purple-lilac flowers ; reptans, rose- 
purple or violet ; stellaria, white, with a variety called 
lilacina, having lilac-purple blossoms; subulata, a creep- 
ing species with narrow, awl-shaped leaves and 
pinkish purple or white flowers. There are many 
forms of this, such as setacea, bright, pink ; violacea 
crimson purple ; nivalis (or Nelsoni ) snowy white ; 
G. F. Wilson, mauve ; and several others — are mostly 
dwarf or trailing plants. 
The only annual species, P. Drunmiondi, is a native 
of North America, and grows about 1 foot high. It lias, 
ovate lance-sliaped leaves, and flowers varying in colour 
from white to red, rose and purple, with a distinct 
colour in the centre. Numerous garden varieties have- 
been developed and many more shades of colour besides- 
those mentioned have been evolved by selection. They 
are all easily raised from seed in March or April. 
PHYGELIUS capensis . — A handsome South African 
perennial, 3 to 4 feet high, with ovate lance-shaped 
bluntly-toothed leaves, and drooping, tubular, scarlet 
blossoms from June to October. The plants like a 
rich loamy soil, in warm sheltered spots. Seeds 
may be sown under glass in spring. The crowns 
may also be carefully divided at the same period ; and 
cuttings of the young shoots will root in sandy soil. 
PHYSALIS Francheti. — This strong-growing 
Japanese perennial, 1 to 2 feet high, has broad ovate 
leaves and white flowers in summer. Its chief beauty, 
however, lies in the calyx which enlarges after the 
flowers wither and becomes a balloon-like body about 3 
inches long, and of a bright orange red in colour (Plate 
32, fig. 8(3). It encloses the scarlet cherry-like berry in 
