The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . es ofwhite flowers, and less distinctly pinnate leaves. August 23, 1913.] THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 131 R. sesculifolia wk introduced from CentralChina in 1906. It has large, handsome foliageresembling that of the House Chestnut, whilstthe flower stems vary in height from 2i to 5feet. The pie /white flowers are Iborne inpanicles nearly 2 feet long when the inflorescenceis fully developed. This is the commonestChinese species, its habitat extending fromHupeh in Central China to the Tibetan border. One o
The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . es ofwhite flowers, and less distinctly pinnate leaves. August 23, 1913.] THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 131 R. sesculifolia wk introduced from CentralChina in 1906. It has large, handsome foliageresembling that of the House Chestnut, whilstthe flower stems vary in height from 2i to 5feet. The pie /white flowers are Iborne inpanicles nearly 2 feet long when the inflorescenceis fully developed. This is the commonestChinese species, its habitat extending fromHupeh in Central China to the Tibetan border. One of the most distinct species is R. tabu- narrower than in R. pinnata, whilst the pairs ofleaflets are all equi-distant from each other. Theflowers are white, and borne early in June inpanicles one foot or more in length. All the members of this family are handsomefoliage plants, especially R. pinnata, and areof considerable value for planting in the boggarden or shady corners. The Japanese speciesare the more liable to be injured by strong sun-shine, even when supplied with plenty of mois-. Photogruph by W. Irving. Fig. 52.—rodgersia sambucifolia : flowers white. laris from Northern China and Corea (see ). This plant flowered in Great Britain for thefirst time in July, 1907, having been introducedfrom St. Petersburg. R. samibucifolia (see fig. 52) is the latest addi-tion to the genus. It was collected by in the forests of the Yalung Valley, 100miles west of Tatien-lu in June, 1904, growingat an elevation of some 10,000 feet. No seedsbeing obtainable, Mr. Wilson despatched roots toMessrs. James Veitch and Sons, and plantsflowered in the Coombe Wood Nursery of thatfirm in 1911. The plant grows about 3 feethigh, and has red stems and petioles resemblingthose of R. pinnata. The leaves consist of fourpairs of leaflets and a single terminal one, much tuie at the roots. All the Rodgersias formlarge clumps and are perfectly hardy; theygrow best in rich, well-drained so
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