. 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. volka:meria VOLKAMfiEIA. C'oiimiIi ri,r,;lni,lroi,. VElflSIA (named for Dr. W. ,lr Vrir-se, ot Anistor- ihllin. 7.';«,/;,),â ,â ,(. Ol'lrll slirlk'.l r/7Vst,(, but llul s,, -pi'Uea liy wlm thf L;eiius. AcooriliiiL,' to ,MfZ (IK.'. Jluliom-. PliLUter. ',l),S-t spt-L'ies arr to hr rofrrr
. 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. volka:meria VOLKAMfiEIA. C'oiimiIi ri,r,;lni,lroi,. VElflSIA (named for Dr. W. ,lr Vrir-se, ot Anistor- ihllin. 7.';«,/;,),â ,â ,(. Ol'lrll slirlk'.l r/7Vst,(, but llul s,, -pi'Uea liy wlm thf L;eiius. AcooriliiiL,' to ,MfZ (IK.'. Jluliom-. PliLUter. ',l),S-t spt-L'ies arr to hr rofrrroil lo tins i;viias. Tlicy aro very like , Willi whirh they are iiiiitod liy IJeiitliaiii A; llocker ami othrr-i. Tho rhiff tfohiiu-al is tlo' |irisrnce in Vi-iesia of -2 lii;ailes or a single oK-ft or .ouarfiiiiate lisule on the inside of the base of petals. ('iilttirally Vriesias are like tillandsias. They run to forms with iLiarbled ami bamled leaves. Tlu-y are tro]ii.';d cau stiff-leaved plants, with most'lv disli, boi bearius lar^re and showy braets. Several siiO' been introduenl iu recent years, and many sarden h^ve boeu' produeed. Few- kinds are offered in the Ameriean trade, and only these kinds are deseribed here. For other kinds, see tlie monographs of Baker and .^lez; also the Kew List cd' int for ItiTti-lSiXh For eulture, see THhii,<Uin. VKIESIA 1957 CC. Bidrls nf hilUi nr, rrnn^lr. uoi i hi liri rii /1'. guttata, Idiid. A; Andre (ril hi mlsni ijulliihi, Baker). L\s. rosulabs , shorl and rather broad, iimeronali-, nli\-e-gr^'en with i ri'ce ii lar- of b]-(.\vn- I'urple: iiraets farinose, li,i,.d, the srape slender- lis. yellow-. Brazil. ). B. [ than tht petals e(' t'roiirhr^l. Sailndersii, IMiu-r. i Tillaiulsui Sainnhrsii. V. Korh. A^nchali,â iall Sa ii inlfrs I i. Audrel. About U-j ft. high when in bloom : Ivs. many in a rosette, rather short, strongly
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