CALOPH'ANES OBLONGIFO'LIA. 
OBLONG-LEAVED CALOPHANES. 
Class. 
DIDYNAMIA. 
Order. 
ANGIOSPERMIA. 
Natural Order. 
ACANTHACEJE. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Introduced 
Carolina. 
9 inches. 
Aucrust. 
Perennial. 
in 1832. 
No. 749. 
The generic name, Calophanes, is compounded 
of the two Greek words, kalos, beautiful; and 
PHAINO, to appear. The truth of its application 
to the plant will be evident to every one who has 
seen it in flower. It has been called Ruellia by 
the American botanists ; but may be distinguished 
by the two-seeded ceils of its ovarium. 
This very pretty herbaceous plant was introdu- 
ced from North America, by Mr. Dennis, nur- 
seryman, of Chelsea. It produces numerous upright 
slender stems, from six to nine inches high, and con- 
sequently from its dwarf habit, is desirable as an 
ornament on artificial rock-work ; in general, how- 
ever, creepers and low tufted or spreading plants, 
should be preferred for such a situation, inasmuch 
as upright straight stems of plants harmonize but 
indifferently with the irregular masses of broken 
stones. 
Calophanes oblongifolia may be increased abun- 
dantly by being divided at the root, either in Au- 
tumn or spring. Or, if required, it may be propa- 
gated from cuttings. It delights in a loamy soil, 
made less tenacious by the admixture of leaf mould. 
188 Sweet’s FI. Gar. s 2,181. 
