PODOPHYLLUM. 
119 
PLATYCODON grandiflorum. — A beautiful Chinese 
and Japanese perennial, 6 to 24 inches high, closely 
related to the Campanulas. It has ovate lance-shaped 
leaves with toothed margins, and produces its broadly 
bell-shaped purple blossoms, 2 to 3 inches across, 
about July and August. There are several varieties, 
the best being albidum, white, and Mariesi (or pumilum), 
a dwarf plant with large distinctly veined flowers of 
pale or dark bluish-purple (Plate 30, fig. 81). The 
plants flourish in a rich and well-drained sandy loam, 
and may be increased by careful division in spring ; 
by cuttings of the young shoots in summer under 
glass ; and by seeds sown in gentle heat in spring. 
PODOPHYLLUM. — These ornamental perennials 
with lobed Duck’s foot-like leaves enjoy a moist peaty 
soil in warm, sheltered, and partially shaded spots. 
They may be increased by division of the rootstocks 
in spring, and also by seeds. The young plants are 
best grown on in pots for a year or so, until well 
established. The following are the only kinds known : 
P. Emodi from the Himalayas, 6 to 12 inches high, 
having sharply-toothed 3 to 5 lobed leaves heavily 
spotted or washed with purple. The white flowers 
appear about May, and are succeeded by elliptic 
edible red berries about 2 inches long. P. 'peltatum , 
from North America, has poisonous wrinkled leaves 
and roots. The former are glossy green and 5 to 9 
lobed. The non-flowering stems end in a large 
roundish umbrella-like leaf with 7 to 9 lobes. The 
waxy white flowers two inches across, appear in May, 
and are followed by green or yellowish fruits 1 to 2 
inches long. P. pleiantlium is an interesting Chinese 
