



208 THE LADIES’ FLOWER-GARDEN 
GENUS I. 
PLUMBAGO Tourn. THE LEADWORT. 
Lin. Syst. PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Generic Cuaracrer.—Calyx tubular, plicate, five-toothed, persistent. Corolla monopetalous, salver-shaped; limb five-parted. Stamens 
hypogynous. Style filiform. Stigmas five,acute. Capsule valvate. Seeds albuminous. 
Description, &c.—The species of Plumbago differ widely in their habits, some being hardy perennials, others 
stove climbers, and others greenhouse half-shrubby plants. All the species are ornamental, and they generally 
have flowers which are either some shade of blue or white. The name of Plumbago probably alludes to the popular 
name of Leadwort, Plumbago being the scientific name of what is commonly called black-lead. Some botanists, 
however, give it quite a different derivation. 
1.—PLUMBAGO CAPENSIS Thunb. THE CAPE LEADWORT. 
Encravincs.—Bot. Mag., t. 2110; Bot. Reg., t. 417; Lodd. Bot. Cab., t. 295; and our fig. 4, in Pl. 42. 
Speciric Cuaracrer.—Leaves petiolate, oblong, entire, glaucous beneath. Stem erect. 
Description, &c.—This very handsome plant is a native of the Cape of Good Hope, whence it was introduced 
about 1818. It is of very easy culture, and only requires to be well drained, and to be grown in pots in which the 
soil contains a considerable proportion of sand. Its comparative hardiness, and the little attention it requires 
combined, have long rendered this one of the most popular of our greenhouse plants. 
OTHER SPECIES OF PLUMBAGO. 
P. LARPENTZ Lindl. 
This very ornamental species was discovered by Mr. Fortune growing on a wall in China. In this country it 
proves one of those greenhouse plants which, if they are kept from the frost during winter, may be turned into the 
open ground during the summer, and will there flower profusely. The species in question is said to have produced 
upwards of four thouuand flowers when planted in the open ground, in the summer of 1847, in Knight’s Exotic 
Nursery, Chelsea. The flowers are much smaller than those of P. capensis, and their colour is a deep 
mazarine blue. 
GENUS II. 
STATICE Lin. THE SEA LAVENDER. 
Lin. Syst. PENTANDRIA PENTAGYNIA. 
Generic Cuaracter.—Flowers spiked or panicled. Calyx of a single piece, monosepalous, plaited, somewhat scarious. Petals five, slightly 
connate. Stamens attached to the base of the petals. Utricle one-seeded, inclosed in the calyx. (Bentham.) 
Dxscrietion, &c.—Most of the species contained in this genus bear a great resemblance to the common Sea 
Lavender, and hence they are not particularly ornamental. Statice arborea, however, and some other kinds are 
greenhouse plants. The name of the genus is derived from a Greek word, signifying to stop, from some of the 
species being powerfully astringent. S. arborea is a native of the Island of Teneriffe, whence it was introduced 
about 1829. 
