. The bulb book; or, Bulbous and tuberous plants for the open air, stove, and greenhouse, containing particulars as to descriptions, culture, propagation, etc., of plants from all parts of the world having bulbs, corms, tubers, or rhizomes (orchids excluded). Bulbs (Plants). THE BULB BOOK BEODI^A gardens as Hesperocordum lacteum), has umbels of white flowers striped with green behind. The form known as lUaeina has larger white flowers than lactea, suffused with lilac. pale blue or pinkish-purple. Other forms have deep purple-blue flowers. B. Lelohtlinl {Milla LeichUini).—A pretty sp
. The bulb book; or, Bulbous and tuberous plants for the open air, stove, and greenhouse, containing particulars as to descriptions, culture, propagation, etc., of plants from all parts of the world having bulbs, corms, tubers, or rhizomes (orchids excluded). Bulbs (Plants). THE BULB BOOK BEODI^A gardens as Hesperocordum lacteum), has umbels of white flowers striped with green behind. The form known as lUaeina has larger white flowers than lactea, suffused with lilac. pale blue or pinkish-purple. Other forms have deep purple-blue flowers. B. Lelohtlinl {Milla LeichUini).—A pretty species from the Chilian Andes. It has narrow linear leaves, and in. Fig. 76.—Brodicsa Howelli Ulacitia. B. ixioides (Ornithogalwn ixioides ; Calliprora lutea).—A beautiful and distinct species popularly called " Pretty Face," having narrow, linear, fleshy leaves, and scapes 1 to 2 ft. long, bearing umbels of ten to twenty bright yellow flowers. The variety erecta is a fine form with large clear yellow flowers of great substance. Splendens is another fine variety, rather earlier in blossoming. B. laxa (Milla and Triteleia laxa). —A pretty and showy species with narrow linear leaves, and scapes 1 to 2 ft. long, having umbels of twenty to fifty or more pale or dark violet flowers about li ins. long, with segments shorter than the funnel-shaped tube. Th&vssh&iy splendens is an improve- ment on the type, with stouter scapes and larger heads of blossom of a soft. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Weathers, John, 1867-. London, J. Murray
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