Winter Cherry

Winter Cherry (Physalis) - P. Alkekengi is a handsome and curious S. European plant with ample downy leaves, bearing in autumn bright orange-red bladder-like calyces, enclosing Cherry-like fruits of a pleasant acid flavor, and perfectly wholesome either raw or preserved. It is a hardy perennial, requiring a warm border; 1 to 1 1/2 feet high. Division or seed. Solanaceae.

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Physalis Francheti

Physalis Francheti - A splendid new hardy plant from Japan, possibly a variety of P. Alkekengi, but so distinct as to merit special attention. It is larger altogether than the old kind both in foliage and calyx, which is brilliant coral-red in color, though varying a little in shade, sometimes touched with orange, and generally 3 inches in length with a circumference of 7 or 8 inches. The plant grows 18 inches high and requires a similar position to P. Alkekengi, spreading strongly by underground stems. The dried fruits are beautiful in winter bouquets. P. Bunyardi is a hybrid, a vigorous and good kind.