. 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. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. climate, it often erases bloonim^ with good soil, pit nt\ w ill give blooming pi mts bj Apiil and May. For fls. alone rather thiu for edgings, the seeds in'v\ 1 started later, or even sown in tin open ground. For dchn
. 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. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. climate, it often erases bloonim^ with good soil, pit nt\ w ill give blooming pi mts bj Apiil and May. For fls. alone rather thiu for edgings, the seeds in'v\ 1 started later, or even sown in tin open ground. For dchnite iisults in edgings, howe^ er it i u ualh better to start from cuttings In the fall, lift the best plants and grow them in pots thiou{,h the winter as stocks from which to se cure cuttings. Cuttings tiktn in late January or February shi>iild 1307 Lobelia Erinus give blooming plants b> M n ^^ ,(j„,[ ^,^^ Seedlings vary, and one cannot rely on them for specific effects in design work, although they may be best for the amateur who desires only fls. Some strains of seeds, however, come very true. Lo- belia Erimis is also a good pot-plant for the winter con- servatory. Lobelia Erinus is exceedingly variable. The forms fall into three groups; (a) Variation in habit: Var. compActa or er§cta, dense-growing forms suitable for low, close edgings: subvarieties are blue, white, etc. The most popular bedding forms belong to this strain. The name erecta is often used for the taller strains. Var. gr&cilis, with slender growth and suitable for vases or baskets : blue. Var. piimila. Very dwarf. (b) Variation in color of foliage: Golden Qdeek and GOLDELSE, with yellowish foliage. Also forms with bronzy foliage, but not constant. (c) Variation in color and size of fls.: Var. &lba, white. Var. {16re pleno, double. 1875:71. Var. grandifldra. Various large-fid. forms. Var. Eerme- Blna. Crimson. Var. Lindleyana. Rose-color, with white i-ye. marmorata. Fls. marbled. Var.
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