. 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. Gardening. BOWIEA " — The genus Bouvardia was founded upon this species, which was introduced iuto England about 100 years ago. It is evidently the most important parent strain, al- though it is probably not in cult, in its original form. Figs. 251 and partake very .strongly of this species. In fact, Fig. 251 co
. 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. Gardening. BOWIEA " — The genus Bouvardia was founded upon this species, which was introduced iuto England about 100 years ago. It is evidently the most important parent strain, al- though it is probably not in cult, in its original form. Figs. 251 and partake very .strongly of this species. In fact, Fig. 251 compares well in botanical characters. 251. Common earden form of Bouvardia. Terminal truss. site on the branchlets), lanceolate to lance-ovate,glabrous above: fls. an inch long, pubescent, red. Mex., and reach- ing N. to Ariz. 1854; 3781 as B. splendens, Grab. 252. Bouvardia. Cluster from a side growth. (except less long-pointed Ivs.) with the early pictures of B. triphylla. lei^ntha, Benth. Much like B. triphylla ; more bushy and better grower : stems hairy : Ivs. hairy above : fls. glabrous. Mex. 1851: 81. —Perhaps only a form of the preceding. Other red-fld. 3-lvd. species are: B. angustifdlia, HBK. Lvs. lanceolate, revolute, glabrous above and fine-pu- bescent below : branches nearly glabrous. Mex. B. hir- tilla, HBK. Very similar : lvs. pubescent on both sur- faces. Mex. B. scctbra, Hook. & Arn. Lvs. ovate, short-stalked: fls. large, in dense clusters, pink : stem hairy. Mex. B. Jjvs. opposite. CavanlUesii, DC. {B. multiflbra, Sehult.). Hairy: lvs. ovate-acuminate, broad at base, short-stalked, edges hairy: fls. 1% in. long, very slender, glabrous. Mex. AA. Fls. yellow. {l^va, Decne. Lvs. opposite, ovate-lanceolate or lance- elliptic, very short-stalked, ciliate : fls. very long, drooping, in 3-5-fld. racemes, bright yellow. Mexico. 1:43. AAA. Fls. ivJtite. longifldra, HBK. Glabrous, branching shrub : lvs. opposite, ovate-acuminate, stalked : fls. lK-
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