. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom . 1588 RUDBECKIA RUDBECKIA RUDB£CKIA (after the two Professors Rudbeck,father and son, predecessors of Linnaeus at U-psala).Compdsiice. Cone-flower. As defined by Gray ( N. Amer., 1886), Rudbeckia is a genus of 21 spe-cies of North American herbs, many of which are hardyand
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom . 1588 RUDBECKIA RUDBECKIA RUDB£CKIA (after the two Professors Rudbeck,father and son, predecessors of Linnaeus at U-psala).Compdsiice. Cone-flower. As defined by Gray ( N. Amer., 1886), Rudbeckia is a genus of 21 spe-cies of North American herbs, many of which are hardyand perennial, bearing in summer showy fls. which usu-. The only full double form, apparently, is RudbeckiaGolden Glow, which has had great popularity since1896. The origin of this great favorite seems to be un-known. About 1894 John Lewis Childs found it amongsome plants sent by correspondents. See Gng. 6 the structure of the Rudbeckia inflorescence, seeFig. 829, Vol. IL ^ ji The Cone-flowers are of easy cultivation in almost anysoil and situation, from a semi-shady position to one infull sun. Most of the species are found inhabitingmoist locations, but thrive well in the garden under theordinary methods of cultivation, although i?. lacinlataand its double form, Golden Glow, do much better ifabundantly supplied with moisture, i?. hirta, ourBlack-eyed Susan, —sometimes called by the childrenout west Nigger-heads,—will thrive in the driest,hottest situation, wheremany others would fail. The best known as a gar-den plant, and probablythe showiest, is GoldenGlow, which the under-signed considersthe best perennialof recent intro-du
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