Fremontia
(named after Colonel Fremont, an American Officer). ORD. Malvaceae. A beautiful hardy deciduous shrub, with coloured calyx, and without petals. It thrives in a sandy loam soil, and does well on a west or north wall, also as a bush in the Southern Counties of England. Increased by cuttings, in spring, placed under a hand glass; or by seeds.
F. californica (Californian).* fl. bright yellow, about 2in. across, solitary on short peduncles opposite the leaves. April. l. large, cordate, five to seven-lobed, hairy beneath; young shoots covered with a rich brown tomentum. h. 6ft. to 10ft. California, 1851. (B. M. 5591.)