. The floral kingdom : its history, sentiment and poetry : A dictionary of more than three hundred plants, with the genera and families to which they belong, and the language of each illustrated with appropriate gems to poetry . Flower language; Flowers in literature. SCILLJl. HIO and the States west and south thereof produce a species of indigenous Scilla scientificalh' known as the S. Fraseri, and popu- larly as Wild Hyacinth. The Scilla is a member of the Liliaceous family, and has been long noted for its medicinal properties under the familiar product of syrup of squills, which, however, i
. The floral kingdom : its history, sentiment and poetry : A dictionary of more than three hundred plants, with the genera and families to which they belong, and the language of each illustrated with appropriate gems to poetry . Flower language; Flowers in literature. SCILLJl. HIO and the States west and south thereof produce a species of indigenous Scilla scientificalh' known as the S. Fraseri, and popu- larly as Wild Hyacinth. The Scilla is a member of the Liliaceous family, and has been long noted for its medicinal properties under the familiar product of syrup of squills, which, however, is chiefly produced from the allied genus, Urginea Scilla. As an indoor or outdoor plant there are few bulbs that gi\e more satisfaction in proportion to the care and time bestowed. For a small plant it is highly ornamental, and is much used for edgings of boxes or stands in parlors, or beds and borders outdoors, being very hardy and requiring little or no protection. Its pretty racemes of fine azure-blue flowers, half an inch to an inch in diameter, are ver\ attractive, as they form a good contrast with the surrounding foliage. Among the earliest of plants to bloom outdoors, they gladden their owners at the first disappearance u_VAj,__t/3~. 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 Turner, Cordelia Harris; Turner, Cordelia Harris. Cyclopedia of practical floriculture. Chicago : M. Warren
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