. 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. 220 CALOCHORTUS CALOCHOETUS 5. C8Brtlleu9, Wats. Similar to C. 3Iaweamts, but lined and dotted with blue : low, 2-5-fld., the pedicels very slender : perianth ciliate inside: capsule nearly or quite orbicular. Calif., in the Sierras. 6. ^legana, Pursh. Similar to the last: petals greenish white and purplish at
. 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. 220 CALOCHORTUS CALOCHOETUS 5. C8Brtlleu9, Wats. Similar to C. 3Iaweamts, but lined and dotted with blue : low, 2-5-fld., the pedicels very slender : perianth ciliate inside: capsule nearly or quite orbicular. Calif., in the Sierras. 6. ^legana, Pursh. Similar to the last: petals greenish white and purplish at base, bearded, little or not at all ciliate: gland covered by a deeply fringed scale. Ore- gon, Idaho. Var. amcBnus, Hort. Fls. lilac, large and showy. III. 15:808. Var. L6bbii, Baker (C. Ldbbii, Hort.). Dwarfer, alpine: fls. straw-colored, with dark eye; anthers less pointed. Ore. Var. nanus, Wood (C. L^allii, Baker). Subalpine, dwarf : petals narrow and usually more acute, more hairy and ciliate. Mts. Calif., N. BBB. Fls. bell-shaped; like bb, but tall 11 ft. or more), and stoutly erect, with several fine, erect cups, similar to GrANT Star Tulips.— In this splendid group we have the very dainty, silky fls. and handsome, glossy Ivs. of the Star Tulip, with a stout st. a foot or two high, and large fls. Unlike the others, they naturally grow in open places, and have a vigor and health which are a high recommendation. 7. Tolmiei, Hook. & Arn. Stout, a ft. high, generally branched : petals often more than an inch long, tinged lilac, with purple and white hairs : gland without a scale : capsule broad-elliptic, acutish. Mt. Shasta, N.— Remains a long time in bloom. 8. apicuiatus, Baker. Taller and stouter, with umbel- late straw-colored fls. N. Idaho. 9. Piirdyi, Eastw. Fls. silvery white, fllled with blue hairs. S. Ore. III. 23: handsome. BBBB. Fls. bell-shaped, the petals naked or hairy only at the base: loiv: leaf solitary. Meadow Tulips.
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