. 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; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. LOBELIA 935 and acute near the top of the stem/ and mostly sharp- angle-toothed: fls. )4-% in. across, on slender pedicels, light blue with a lighter center; the calyx lobes awl- like, spreading, as long as the corolla tube; 3 lower lobes of corolla large and spreading
. 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; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. LOBELIA 935 and acute near the top of the stem/ and mostly sharp- angle-toothed: fls. )4-% in. across, on slender pedicels, light blue with a lighter center; the calyx lobes awl- like, spreading, as long as the corolla tube; 3 lower lobes of corolla large and spreading. S. Afr. 514, 901. âOne of the commonest of all annual edging plants, particularly for early season effects. In our hot climate, it often ceases blooming in midsummer, but with good soil, plenty of water, and occasional cutting back, it will bloom till frost. Seeds sown in January and February will â â ^^â^ give blooming plants by April and May. For fls. alone, rather than for edgings, the seeds may be started later, or even sown m the open ground. For definite results in edgings, however, it i^ usually better to start from cuttings. In the fall, lift the best plants and grow them in pots through the winter as stocks from which to se- cure cuttings. Cuttings taken m late January or February should 1307 Lubeha Erinus. give blooming plants by Mai,. a sui Seedlings vary, and one cannot rely on them for specific effects in design work, although they may be best for the amateur w ho desires only fls. Some strains of seeds, however, come very true. Lo- belia Erinus is also a good pot-plant for the winter con- servatory. Lobelia Erinus is exceedingly variable. The forms fall into three groups: (a) Varliiiiiin in hnhif : Var. compActa or erecta, dense-gl^|^^ 111 ' li iiii- -nitalile for low, close edgings: subvariitii hite, etc. The most popular bedding fl I â this strain. The name (?cecfa is often iisi i| Imf 1 strains. Var. gr&cillB, with slender gro
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