. 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. 1006 MEETENSIA. â Kill, full sunshine ;. r. Iii;lit lilue, and uiiu^-u uf J/. Sibirica lasts through the summer. Mertensias may be prop, by seed if sown as soon as ripe, but with uncer- tainty by division. Although of secon- dary importance, Mertensias add vari- ety
. 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. 1006 MEETENSIA. â Kill, full sunshine ;. r. Iii;lit lilue, and uiiu^-u uf J/. Sibirica lasts through the summer. Mertensias may be prop, by seed if sown as soon as ripe, but with uncer- tainty by division. Although of secon- dary importance, Mertensias add vari- ety to the border and are nearly always attractive to plant- lovers. Fls. tr pulmonarioldes, 1394. Vireinian Cowslip or Blue Bells Roth. (U. Virghiica, âMertensiapulmonarioides (XM). DC). VIRGINIAN Cowslip. Blue Bells. Fig. 1394. Very smooth and glabrous: Ivs. obo- vate or oblong, or the lowest large, rounded and long- stalked; veins conspicuous: fls. generally more nodding than shown in Fig. 1395. Spring. N. Y. to S. C. and Tenn., usually inhabiting low or moist grounds. 160 (asPulmo'naria). B " ~~ p. 173. :181; 7:244; AA. Fls. until the upper portion more bell-shaped and prominent spreading lobes: filaments shorter than the anthers or only a little longer. B. Tube of corolla S or S times as long as the bell. oblongifdiia, G. Don. About 9 in. high, smooth: Ivs. mostly oblong or spatulate-lanceolate; veins inconspicu- ous: calyx lobes acute. Western N. Amer.âNot easy to cultivate. BB. Tube of corolla not tu-ice as long as the bell. c. Calyx-lobes obtuse, oblong. Sibfrica, G. Don. This and the next grow 1-5 ft. high and have broad, veiny Ivs., the upper ones very acute or acuminate. M. Sibirica is pale, smooth and some- what glaucous : stem-lvs. oblong- or lanceolate-ovate. E. Siberia, Rockies and Sierras. Gn. 18:259.âOffered ty some American dealers. oc. Calyx-lobes acute, lanceolate or linear. panioulata, G. Don. Greener than M. Sibirica, rough- ish and more or l
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