. 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; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. ERYSIMUM ic true wallflowers (Cheiranthus) for , and two lower-growing and perhaps iMik [garden plants. The genus has lilt tinial and perennial herbs, with si-,1, ; hairs: lvs. narrow, linear or variously toothed: fls. orange or How, rarely purple, often f
. 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; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. ERYSIMUM ic true wallflowers (Cheiranthus) for , and two lower-growing and perhaps iMik [garden plants. The genus has lilt tinial and perennial herbs, with si-,1, ; hairs: lvs. narrow, linear or variously toothed: fls. orange or How, rarely purple, often fragrant; petals 4: style persistent. Although the two most popular kinds are biennials, the gardeners think of them as annuals. Their seeds can all, infei general ] earlier-bl 70-100 s| long, sof 1. 778. Erysi asperum (XK). be sown in the fall and produce earlier bloom than if sown in spring. Fig. 777 shows the last flowers open at the top of the pyramid, while the seed pods are swelling below. The rockery kinds, J. B. Keller writes, do well also in the front row of the border and on dry banks. They like full exposure to sunlight, and in the spring months are completely covered with bright flowers. Divided plants only, not seeds, are offered by American dealers. In Gn. 24, p. 462, it is said that E. ochroleucum on level ground is likely to lose its lower lvs. and to perish on heavy soils in hard winters. It thrives best when fre- quently divided, and may be prop, by cuttings. A. P/n»/.< biennial: height in. B. Fls. yellow. Asperum, DC. (E. ArkansAnum, Nutt.). Figs. 777, 778. Heightl-Sft. in the wild, 12-18 in. in gardens: lvs. dentate or entire, upper ones mostly entire; fls. ^ in. across: pods rough, 1)^-4 in. long, 4-sided, nearly erect. U. S. E. Arkansanum is merely a western and broader- leaved form. 2:152. BB Eh orange Ferofski&niun, Fisch &. Mev Pods shorti r than m the above, and standmg out more nt IT h itnulit iii^des, not so stiff and straight,
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