. Handbook of hardy trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants ... Based on the French work of Messrs. Decaisne and Naudin ...entitled 'Manuel de l'amateur des jardins,' and including the original woodcuts by Riocreux and Leblanc. Plants, Ornamental. Convolvulacecs— Convolvulus. 317 flowers. The centre of the flower is yellow, followed by a white band, and is bordered with deep blue in the common variety ; but there are several garden varieties variously striped with some or all of the above colours, and others in which violet enters. There is also a double-flowered variety. C. althcBoldes is a twin
. Handbook of hardy trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants ... Based on the French work of Messrs. Decaisne and Naudin ...entitled 'Manuel de l'amateur des jardins,' and including the original woodcuts by Riocreux and Leblanc. Plants, Ornamental. Convolvulacecs— Convolvulus. 317 flowers. The centre of the flower is yellow, followed by a white band, and is bordered with deep blue in the common variety ; but there are several garden varieties variously striped with some or all of the above colours, and others in which violet enters. There is also a double-flowered variety. C. althcBoldes is a twining perennial species from the South of Europe, with silvery lobed or dissected leaves and delicate rose- coloured flowers borne in pairs. G. puhescens, syn. Calystegia puhescens, is another twining species with hastate downy leaves and large flesh-coloured flowers. The variety in cultivation has very double flowers and is very showy, but hardly suitable for planting in a border on account of its running roots. It is reported to come from China. G. Dahurica has cordate leaves and handsome deep rose-coloured flowers. The species formerly referred to Galystegia have two large liafy bracts overlapping the calyx. 2. PHARBlTIS. The species included under this name differ but slightly. Fig. 178. Pharbitis hispida. (J nat. size.) from the true Gonvulvuli. They are distinguished by having the stigma capitate or lobed, not divided into slender arms, and. 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 Hemsley, W. Botting (William Botting), 1843-1924; Decaisne, J. (Joseph) Manuel de l'amateur des jardins. Boston, Estes & Lauriat
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