. 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. 2143. Rondeletia cordata (X ^ elliptical to roundish. Cuba. Mex. B. 2:53. 3953. 22:1905. 1:36. 19:1893, 2:242; 16:354. 1891:522 (throat not conspicuously yellow). BB. Leaves in 3\s. aii6mala, Hoi*t. Figured in III. 35:251 with 8 fls. in a cluster, the fls. % in. across, with
. 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. 2143. Rondeletia cordata (X ^ elliptical to roundish. Cuba. Mex. B. 2:53. 3953. 22:1905. 1:36. 19:1893, 2:242; 16:354. 1891:522 (throat not conspicuously yellow). BB. Leaves in 3\s. aii6mala, Hoi*t. Figured in III. 35:251 with 8 fls. in a cluster, the fls. % in. across, with roundish lobes. The color is said to be coral-red or deep scarlet and the throat is presumably yellow. Habitat (?). Imperfectly known. AA. Fls. pink to white. B, Base of Ivs, more or less cordate. cord&.ta, Benth. (R. cordata. Planch, it!. tJiyrsifldra, not Roth.). Fig. 2143. Lvs. ovate, acuminate, cordate; generally said to have pink or flesh-colored fls. with a yellow throat (as in 8:754, page 13), but in 1878:230 they are shown as pure white. Guate- mala. Franceschi says it is native to Mexico. BB. Base of Ivs. not cordate. c. Corolla-lobes ovate: stipules broadly ovate. amoena, Hemsl. {B. amcena, Planch.). Lvs. elliptic, broader than in B. gratisslma, and shorter acuminate, 2-5 in. long: fls. rose-pink, with a conspicuous yellow throat. Guatemala. 5:442. See also B. versicolor in supplementary list. CO. Corolla-loheti ohcordate: stipules subulate. gratissima, Hemsl. {B. c/ratissitna, Linden). Lvs. oblong-elliptic, 1-2 in. long, short-petioled, mostly rounded at the base: fls. with a bright rosy tube, the lobes fading from pale rose to whitish; throat not con- spicuously yellow. Trop. Amer. 28:424. 15:1570 (corolla-lobes often obovate; stipules narrowly ovate). Gt. 490 (as B. elegantissima). The following species would probably be desirable additions, as they represent other colors than the above: JR. Americana, Linn. Wbite-fld. West Ind
Size: 1472px × 1698px
Photo credit: © Central Historic Books / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthor, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubjectgardening
