. 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. hairs, 13^-3 in. long, 1-2 in. wide, with a cordate, ovate- oblong blade shorter than the petiole ; upper ones ses- sile, ovate, acute : fls. in dense heads or glomes, 15-20 in the terminal heads, fewer in the axillary ones. En., Armenia, Persia, Siberia. 2649 is var. specibsa, which has the largest fls. L
. 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. hairs, 13^-3 in. long, 1-2 in. wide, with a cordate, ovate- oblong blade shorter than the petiole ; upper ones ses- sile, ovate, acute : fls. in dense heads or glomes, 15-20 in the terminal heads, fewer in the axillary ones. En., Armenia, Persia, Siberia. 2649 is var. specibsa, which has the largest fls. 6:505 is var. sparsi- fldra, with much smaller clusters.âThis is one of the earliest flowering and easi- est of cultivation. Pis. typi- cally dark purple, with no recorded white varieties. Var. Dahiirica, Eort., is probably the conamonest form. Terminal clusters 3 In. or more thick ; a very characteristic inflorescence. The fl. has a longer tube than G, lactiflora and thyr- soides. DD. Inflorescence a spike or raceme, dense or loose. E. Color of fls. normally â white or yellowish. F. Corolla small, short- tubed. 11. lactiil6ra,Bieb. Height 2/^-5 ft.: stem erect, branch- ing : Ivs. sessile, ovate-lan- ceolate, acutely serrate: calyx lobes very broad, acute, serrulate, one-half shorter than the broadly bell-shaped corolla: fls. in a loose or dense panicle, which - may be SH in. long and thick ; corolla white or pale blue, 1 in. long, nearly \]4. in. broad: capsule ovoid, erect. Caucasus, Siberia. advertised in Amer. at present. G. celtidifdlia, Boiss., referred to the above, may be a strongly marked variety. A plant once cult, at Hp-rvard Botanic Gardens has very characteristic, perfectly el- liptical Ivs., blue fls., and more open inflorescence. 12. thyrsoldes, Linn. Biennial: height 1-1}^ ft.: stem grooved : Ivs. all covered with long hairs at the margin ; root-lvs. sessile, spatulate or obtusely lanceo- late, 2% in. long, % in. wide, in a dense rosette,
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