. 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). EEANTHIS THE BULB BOOK EKANTHIS stove and greenhouse perennials be- longing to this genus, but the only one having tuberculous roots is— B. tuberculatum.—This species was introduced from New Caledonia about 1863. It is a beautiful bushy plant with slender stems, small, oval, opposite leaves, and pure white flowers about 3
. 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). EEANTHIS THE BULB BOOK EKANTHIS stove and greenhouse perennials be- longing to this genus, but the only one having tuberculous roots is— B. tuberculatum.—This species was introduced from New Caledonia about 1863. It is a beautiful bushy plant with slender stems, small, oval, opposite leaves, and pure white flowers about 3 ins. across. The corolla is five-lobed, with a long tube. {Bot. Mag. t. 5405.) This species flourishes in a stove house in a compost of sandy loam >and leaf-soil. It likes plenty of water when in full growth, and frequent syringings or sprinklings overhead before the flowers appear in summer. It is easily propagated by cuttings of the young half-ripened shoots a couple of inches long, inserted in sandy soil in a close frame or under a bell-glass, and kept shaded from strong sunshine till established. BRANTHIS (er, spring; anthos, a flower; referring to its early flower- ing), WiNTEK Aconite. Nat. Ord. Eanunculacese.—^A small genus of dwarf - growing perennials having tuberous roots, palmately cut leaves, and solitary yellow flowers, composed of five to eight petal-like sepals. The real petals are small, each with a claw. The staniens and carpels are numerous. B. hyemalls.—This is the best known of the Winter Aconites. It irregular tubers, about the size of a small filbert, send up roundish leaves. 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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