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, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom . 179. Pod ofgarden Balsam. 180. Explosion ofBalsam pod. BALSAM, Impdtiens Balsdmina, Linn. {Balsdminahort^nsis, DC. Balsdmina Impdfienscoccinea, Sims, ). Grraniilceif. An erect,much-branched, half succulent annual, long ago intro-duced from India, and now wi
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, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom . 179. Pod ofgarden Balsam. 180. Explosion ofBalsam pod. BALSAM, Impdtiens Balsdmina, Linn. {Balsdminahort^nsis, DC. Balsdmina Impdfienscoccinea, Sims, ). Grraniilceif. An erect,much-branched, half succulent annual, long ago intro-duced from India, and now widely cult, for its showy 126 BALSAM BAMBOO fls. It has varied immensely in the doubling, size andcolor of its fls. and in the stature of the plant. It wasknown to Gerarde in 1596. The plant has lanceolate,toothed Ivs., the lower ones being mostly in pairs. Thefls. are clustered in the axils of the Its!, on very short. 181. CameUia-flowered Ualsam. stalks ; sepals and petals similarly colored and noteasily distinguished, one of the sepals (of which thereseem to be 3) long-spurred ; petals apparently 3, buttwo of them probably represent two united petals,thus making 5 ; stamens 5. The pod, shown in * and ISO, is explosive. It has 5 carpels and very thinpartitions, and seeds borne on axile placentce. Whenthe capsules are ripe, a pinch or concussion will causethe valves to separate and contract, the seeds beingthrown with considerable force. The full-double Balsams are known as the Camellia-flowered varieties (Fig. 181). In well selected stock, thegreater part of the flowers from any batch of seedlingsshould come very double. The colors range from whiteto dark blood-red, yellowish and spotted. Balsams areof very easy culture. They are tender, and should bestarted in thumb-pots or boxes indoors, or in the openwhen danger of frost is past. The seeds are large,and germinate quickly. The plants pre
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