. 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. 652 GLORIOSA A. Segments {or petal>i) much erisiped. Bupirba, Linn. Climbin"; ft. high: Its. ovate-lanceolate ; seginrni, :;-( in. \,n>'^ and less than an inch wide, openinu' mIIi'M, I"ii ihanging to yellow-red and deep scarli-t. Al i , .\>i:i. 1:77. Gn. 38:784. R.
. 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. 652 GLORIOSA A. Segments {or petal>i) much erisiped. Bupirba, Linn. Climbin"; ft. high: Its. ovate-lanceolate ; seginrni, :;-( in. \,n>'^ and less than an inch wide, openinu' mIIi'M, I"ii ihanging to yellow-red and deep scarli-t. Al i , .\>i:i. 1:77. Gn. 38:784. 23:121. AA. Se{/inen(s somewhat undulate, hut not crisped. simplex, Linn.(G. viriscens, Lindl. ,'Lo\ii.). Fls. opening yellow, and remaining so in shade, but be- coming deep yellow-red when exposed to the sun; wider than in O. supertia. barely undulate and wavy, and not prolonged or hooked at the end as in the latter species. Africa. Var. grandifldra, Nichols. (l/:irently not ' ', ,â..,...',/;,/ isfigured in I), and it is i)rnbably to be s in the Old World. It pro- \hich, as well as the leaves, ⢠11. It is als,, figured in few forms of this were once offered by Saul, but, with the exception of P. gloxiniflormn, they are probably all garden forms. The garden Gloxinias (genus Sinningia) are nearly stemless plants, producing several or many very showy bell-like fls. each on a long stem. Gloxinia speciosa originally had drooping fls., but the result of continued breeding has produced a race with Hs. nearly or quite erect (Figs. niS, 019). Tlie ,1, liell of the Gloxinia is very . , ami tlie erect position is a_ decided -ain. 'Phi- lis. als,. have been increased in size and number, varied in shape and markings ; GLOXINIA the Ivs. also have become marked with gray or white. The color of the original Gloxinia speciosa was appar- ently a nearly uniform purple. The modern races have colors in white, red, purple and all interme
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