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A NEW GENTIAN? 
By Ann Hanley 
Hybrids generally take a long time to 
get their characteristics settled. That was 
why it seemed perfectly safe to plant seed 
of Gentian hanscombiensis, for it has been es- 
tablished in English gardens a long time. 
The offspring of G. septemfida and G. lagod- 
echiana, the catalogs described it as having 
a mid-blue flower with white dots. 
Of two plants from one lot of seeds, I got 
anything else. They germinated quickly 
compared with G: lagodechiana which took 
three months the last lot I planted. The 
blossoms were eagerly watched for the second - 
year. The leaves of one plant resembled 
G. septemfida, but those on the other were 
larger and of a waxy appearance. The 
blossoms were solitary, terminal, but the 
color was the blue of Jasione perennis, the 
second year there were several terminal, very 
like the sempemfida parent. But the blos- 
soms were quite unlike either parent. The 
five petals recurved. making a lovely tube, 
without spots. Unlike most Gentians these 
did not close at night or on dark days, but 
remained open until they faded: The plants 
were very healthy and seeded freely. 
The other seedling also showed marked 
variation. Its flowers were petalled and in 
color a little lighter than the former. But 
the curious thing about them was that be- 
tween each petal was a short petal-like 
point of the same color not more than a 
third the length of the petals. This plant 
seeded freely and in other respects behaved 
like other Gentians. 
Now, I am wondering if I have an en- 
tirely new Gentian or if someone made a mis- 
take in gathering the seed. This is some- 
thing that has come my way several times 
since I have been gardening. Once I sowed 
what was labelled, G. lagodeciana only to 
get quantities of G. scabra Buergeri, which 
I did not need. On another occasion I ord- 
ered Ramonda seed from a very reputable 
seed house. The seed came readily and were 
treated to Ramonda care, which probably 
delayed their flowering until the third year, 
when they proved to be beautiful white Cam- 
panulas of a variety I had never seen. The 
flowers formed a complete triangle of 
branches, quite short and covered with large 
white bells. 
ROCK GARDEN PENSTEMONS 
Continued from Page 155 
P. diphyllus s.s. triphyllus, a sub-shrubby 
plant with stems that are of a trailing ef- 
fect, making them attractive for the rock 
garden. It is one of the few Penstemons 
with deeply cleft or pinnately toothed leaves. 
They are a dull green and red-purple in the 
autumn. The flowers are borne in panicles 
and while the individual flower is small 
they are in great numbers. The petals are 
blue with magenta throats and really ef- 
fective when combined with the leaf color. 
It is almost an everbloomer; found in west- 
ern Montana. A 
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P.  laricifolius of which the above 
is a sub species is much alike in appearance, 
habit of growth and choice of position but 
this has pink or lavender flowers. The 
name means leaves like a larch and is found 
farther west in Woming. 
P. harbouri is a true alpine and found in 
the rock screes above timber line. Clear 
lavender flowers on erect 6 inch stems with 
the foliage mat often prostrate. Found in 
the McClellan mountains in the Colorado 
Rockies. 
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