THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. _ mabch 29 , 1913 . 
B E S S’ N B W 
THE PLANTS .LLOSTRATED Va“rn“\.S'JI T' 
Buddleia macrostachya yannanenstM, 
Adenophora megalantha (Illustrated). This 
js a hardy perennial growing about iSin. in 
height, and producing with wonderful free¬ 
dom, along two-thirds of the upper part of 
the stems, large handsome bells of a parti¬ 
cularly pleasing shade of pale porce¬ 
lain blue. Its habit will fit it for either bor¬ 
der or rockery. It needs no staking unless 
it is grown in very rich soil. If well ex¬ 
posed to the sun the growth is sturdy and 
erect. It is quite the handsomest of the 
Adenophoras, and we recommend it to our 
clients with the fullest confidence. Strong 
flowering plants, 5/-. 
Buddleia macrostachya yunnanensis (Illus¬ 
trated). The young leaves and undersides 
of the older leaves are covered with pure 
white woolly tomentum ; flowers mauve, fra¬ 
grant, in erect spikes. Strong plants, 10/6. 
Codonopsis meleagris (Illustrated elsewhere 
in this issue). The habit and character of 
this striking sp^ies is well shown in the 
illustration. It is a strong growing alpine, 
and reaches a height of 9 or loin. On the 
rockery, in a sunny or drv position, it will 
probably not be more than 6 in. talk The 
flowers bear a very striking resemblance to 
those of the Snake's-head Fritillary. The 
ground colour is a ver\% very pale porcelain 
blue, the reticulations are rich chocolate 
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purple, and the centre or base is green. The 
habit of the plant is semi-erect. On the 
rockery we recommend it to be planted in a 
similar position to that which is recom¬ 
mended for C. ovata, that is where one can 
peer into the inside of the bells without 
stooping. Strong plants, 7 / 6 ; a few extra 
strong, 12/6. 
Delphinium lichiangensis. This hardy peren¬ 
nial species grows somewhat taller than 
D. chinense, but is not so heavy in appear¬ 
ance as D. formosum. The colour is a 
bright Salvia blue, the flowers are of good 
size, and are freely produced on strong, 
erect stems. It will prove very useful foi 
cutting, and will make handsome groups in 
the border. Growing amongst other Del¬ 
phiniums, although bearing some resem¬ 
blance to chinense, it strikes quite a dis¬ 
tinctive note by reason of its distinct colour 
and habit. Strong plants, 5/-. 
Dracocephalum bullatum. WTlen this species 
was shown at the Royal International Horti¬ 
cultural Exhibition in London, it created a 
very considerable amount of interest. It is 
a plant much in the way of the splendid D. 
grandiflorum, but rather more lax in habit, 
and with the foliage of a softer texture, 
w hile the flowers, instead of being blue, are 
of a very refined shade of purple. It is a 
plant which to show itself at its best must 
be planted in a sunny, well-drained position 
on the rockery, or even on the border, and 
be allows to remain undisturbed for seve¬ 
ral years. It will then form a dense mat of 
shoots, clothed .with foliage, and each shoot 
w ill be tipped with a large head of richly- 
coloured flowers. Strong flow ering plants, 
7/6; a few^ extra strong specimens, 12/6. 
Dracocephalum tanguticum (Forrestii). The 
habit of this very striking species is shown 
in the illustration, which represents, by the 
w\ay, a rather poor specimen in a 3 in. pot. 
Plants in the open grew into bushes izin. 
or I Sin. in heignt, and as much through in 
a couple of seasons. When in bloom they 
w^ere a really splendid sight. The flowers, 
as will be seen, are produced in dense 
spikes. From nearly the base of each shoot 
to the very top, the flowers are produced 
in rapid succession for a period of several 
weeks. It flowers in late summer and 
autumn, and like other species of this genus 
it delights in a sunny position. The colour 
is a glowing shade of violet-purple, giving 
off some striking wine-red and purple tints 
in strong sunshine. Strong plants, 7/6; 
a few extra strong at 12/6. 
Incarvillea brevipes. We first offered this 
plant—which, by the way, was one of Mr. 
Forrest’s first introductions—several years 
ago, and the demand, owdng no doubt to 
the plant’s attractiveness and value, rapidly 
exceeded the supply, so that for a season or 
more we have been unable to execute orders 
for it. The plant very much resembles I. 
grandiflora, but it is far superior to that 
species, as well as quite distinct. Perhaps 
the most notable feature is its habit of 
flowering in early summer. In May, while 
the other Incarvilleas have hardly com¬ 
menced to make growth, this plant, from 
established roots, is a mass of bloom. Bril¬ 
liant rosy crimson is a very scarce colour 
at that time of the year, and no doubt this 
fact contributes largely to the success and 
popularity of this fine plant for herbaceous 
borders. The plant does not imitate 1. 
Delavayi in that habit of occasionally lying 
dormant for a whole season. Out of the 
thousands we have grown we have never 
known a solitary^ plant which did not grow 
freely every season The colour, a brilliant 
rosy crimson, is accentuated bv the pale 
yellow of the throat. Strong roots, 1/-; a 
few extra strong, 1 /6. 
Incarvillea lutea. The illustrati^ 
by Mr. Forrest of a plant flow^ 
very vigorous grow th, some or i 
that I. Delavayi when w'ell-esi 
will not need to be told that 1 . 
siderably. The flowers themstM''; 
will be seen from the illustr.i 
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Iris Bulleyana. An interesting s. 
Irises in its general habit. 
striking, are of pretty form, ana , 
plants, 2 / 6 . 
Iris Forresti. This is a much i 
habit. The flowers are yellow v 
Lonicera Henryi hirsuta. This 
guished from the type bv ha' * * j 
same habit and bears 
agency of Mr. Wilson; , 
Oxytropis yunnanensis. This ' ^ 
foliage, and pale blue ,;j 
habit of growth is tnft^- ^ ^ 
plant. Strong flowering 
Paonia Celavayi. I?. 'a 
sembles the splendid 
of P. arborea, while the oKWJ 
bush about Sft. in height. * i 
the normal height. The wlow, . . 
red, not such a red as one - 
win tulips, such as “Sultan 
flowering specimens, 
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