. 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. OSTROWSKIA A dark blue variety was thought to exist, but unfortu- nately nothing of the kind has been seen in cultivation. Altogetheritisa very singular its great fleshy roots, sometimes 2 ft. long, its whorled Ivs., and the conspicuous pores of the capsule, which are twice as numerous as the :i
. 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. OSTROWSKIA A dark blue variety was thought to exist, but unfortu- nately nothing of the kind has been seen in cultivation. Altogetheritisa very singular its great fleshy roots, sometimes 2 ft. long, its whorled Ivs., and the conspicuous pores of the capsule, which are twice as numerous as the :ils-a .â haraoter. Unlike Platycodon, its l\-. :ui' m. . :\w\ light green. It is the only-I' ' ' i genus Ostrow- skya is closi- h' ' ini^uished by the whorled Ivs. ami : ' t ; m ii-'ally greater. The Giant 11,11 "rkpil. jierfectly drained, sanilv ; - ,i, i: iim tlir |.|ants go torest and noili : limuml. Their place should i" ,11 ; | 1 the brittle roots from canli -- .|iL.;ihL' i im ,ii 1 -uiiiini'i-s and au- tumns seem to suit tin- plants ^\â ell. but frequently in a moist October growth starts and this seriously weakens the old plants. When only a few plants are grown, a tight board covering will be found convenient for keep- ing the roots dry and dormant. For winter protection it is advisable to give a liberal covering of litter. Ex- cessive moisture will destroy the crown. Flowering specimens can hardly be expected within 4 years from seed, and .seeds are slow to germinate unless fresh. Nurserymen now propagate the plant by cuttings of the young growths taken with a heel in spring; ama- teurs by root-cuttings. magnifica, Regel. Giant Bell-flower. Tall, strict, glabrous herb, with tuberous roots: Ivs. in distant whorls of 4 or 5, ovate, toothed, short-stalked, 4-6 in. long: calyx-lobes 2 in. long, spreading or recurved: floral parts 5-9, usually 7: style large, thick, vellow. Eastern Bokhara, at 7,000 ft. Gn. 34:081; 52,"p- ^l. 7
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