. Handbook of hardy trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants ... Based on the French work of Messrs. Decaisne and Naudin ...entitled 'Manuel de l'amateur des jardins,' and including the original woodcuts by Riocreux and Leblanc. Plants, Ornamental. ScrophularinecB—Phygelius. 341 1. CapSTisis.—A glabrous perennial from 1 to 2 feet high with tetragonal erect simple stems, opposite ovate-lanceo- late petiolate leaves, and terminal panicles of rosy-red flowers with a yellow throat. It is a native of South Africa, but not of the Cape Colony as the name would imply. 11. paulOwnia. This also, as far
. Handbook of hardy trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants ... Based on the French work of Messrs. Decaisne and Naudin ...entitled 'Manuel de l'amateur des jardins,' and including the original woodcuts by Riocreux and Leblanc. Plants, Ornamental. ScrophularinecB—Phygelius. 341 1. CapSTisis.—A glabrous perennial from 1 to 2 feet high with tetragonal erect simple stems, opposite ovate-lanceo- late petiolate leaves, and terminal panicles of rosy-red flowers with a yellow throat. It is a native of South Africa, but not of the Cape Colony as the name would imply. 11. paulOwnia. This also, as far as at present known, is a monotypic genus. It is a tree of moderate size with very large opposite ovate- cordate deciduous leaves clothed with a greyish woolly tomen- tum, and terminal panicles of purplish-violet spotted fragrant flowers. It has been referred to Bignoniaceoi, but the 4 stamens, albuminous, though winged, seeds, etc., seem to indicate its position in this order. The genus was named in honour of a Eussian princess. 1. P. imperialis (fig. 187).—-This is a distinct hardy fast- growing tree, but in consequence of the flowers being formed in the Autumn preceding the Spring when they should expand, they are often destroyed by frost. It, is a native of Japan. ScrophvZaria, Fig- wort, is a genus of tall leafy herbs with terminal narrow eymose panicles of dull-coloured flowers. Two species are common in wet places in this country. 12. COLLlNSIA. A small genus of slen- der branching annuals with opposite or whorled leaves and clustered cymes of showy gaily- coloured flowers in the axils of the upper leaves. Calyx deeply 5-lobed. Corolla-tube saccate at the base on the upper side ; limb bilabiate ; upper lip bilobate, curved backwards; lower lip trilobate ; middle lobe pouch-like, enclosing the 4 stamens. Capsule many-seeded, opening in valves. The species are all. Fig. 187. Paulownia imperialis. (J-liat. size.). Please note that these images are extracted from scan
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