RHODOCHITON VOLU'BILE. 
TWINING RHODOCHITON. 
Class. Order. 
DIDYNAMIA. ANGIOSPERMIA. 
Natural Order. 
SCROPHULARIN^:. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Introduced 
Mexico. 
15 feet 
July, Oct. 
Perennial. 
in 1834. 
No. 525. 
Rhodochiton, from the Greek rhodos, red; chi- 
ton, a garment ; in allusion to its calyx. 
This novel plant is, by Mr. D. Don, considered to 
be a species of Lophospermum, and is called by him 
Lophospermum rhodochiton; whilst Dr. Graham 
contends for its legitimate generic difference. Its 
flowers, in description, certainly, much resemble 
those of Lophospermum, but it must be admitted, that 
besides other floral distinctions, the five-cleft calyx 
of our present plant stands much at variance with 
the herbaceous, parted, calyx of Lophospermum. 
Since botanists have, unfortunately, no laws of con- 
sanguinity to guide vegetable alliances, these deci- 
sions must remain but matter of opinion. 
This very slender and rapid climber possesses a 
lightness and an elegance not excelled by any that 
we have seen. Its flowers are far from brilliant; 
their profusion, however, and their unfading calyces, 
in pendulous display, form beautiful rows of fairy 
bells, which lightly wave to the passing breeze. 
Cuttings should be struck in Autumn, protected 
through winter, and planted against a wall in May. 
Our plant has not produced seeds. 
Sweet’s FI. Gar. 250. 
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