. 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. COLCHICUM BB. Perianth not tessellated. c. Size of fls. large, S in. or more across. T>. Ia}S. Iroad, S^ in. wide. E. No. of fls. 1-i. 8. specidsum, Steven. Corm 2 In. thick, the largest of the genus: stem 1 ft. high: Ivs. 4-5, 12-15 In. long, 3-4 in. wide, narrowed from the middle to the base, shining green
. 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. COLCHICUM BB. Perianth not tessellated. c. Size of fls. large, S in. or more across. T>. Ia}S. Iroad, S^ in. wide. E. No. of fls. 1-i. 8. specidsum, Steven. Corm 2 In. thick, the largest of the genus: stem 1 ft. high: Ivs. 4-5, 12-15 In. long, 3-4 in. wide, narrowed from the middle to the base, shining green: fls. 1-t from each spathe, violet, with a white eye, but varving almost to pure pink, often 6 in. across. Caucasus. F. S. : 2385. P. M. 1876: 235. Gn. 11 considered the finest species of the genus. EE. yo. of fls. 12-20. 9. Byzantlnum, Ker-Gawl. Closely allied to the above, but with wider Ivs., smaller and paler fls., and broad, short anthers : stem G in. high : Ivs. 5-6, oblong, dark green, striate, 9-12 in. long, 3-4 in. wide: fls. smaller than in No. 8, usually 3-t in. across, lilac-purple, and often 12-20 from each spathe. Transylvania and Con- stantinople. 1122. C. CJh'cicKHi, Hort., has rosy fls., somewhat tessellated. III. 23:35. DD. Lvs. narrow, 1-2 in. wide. 10. autumnille, Linn. Fig. 51G. Stem 3-4 in. high: lvs. .3-4, rarely 5-6, 9-12 in. long, VA-2 in. wide: fls. 1-1, rarely 5-0, from each spathe, purple, with a white va-. riety, about 4 in. across: perianth veined. Europe and N. Africa. 2673, as C. croci«o»-«» the commonest in the American trade. It has beautiful double forms in purple and pure white. 19:1936. cc. Size of fls. small, about 2 in. across. D. No. of fls. from each spathe more than 1 or 2. E. Perianth segments acute. 11. Tro6di, Kotschy. Corm medium-sized: lvs. 3-4, 6-12 in. long, 9-12 lines wide, dark green above: fls. 4-5 or even 12, lilac-purple, about 2 in. across; perianth segments lan
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