. The families of flowering plants. Plants; Phanerogams. FAMILIES OF FLOWEEING PLAJ!JTS 2l3 over 150 species, more abundant in the Old World than in North Amet- ica. They are scapose, with a tuft of basal leaves and several or many umbelled flowers of many different colors, ranging, moreover, in size from the tiny dwarf Canadian primrose to the stout English cowslip (P. veris). An east Asiatic species (P. obcimica), called the Chinese primrose in cultivation, has furnished many horticultural varieties. The most attractive of our native forms is Parry's primrose, * which is. Fig. 185. The Maxsh
. The families of flowering plants. Plants; Phanerogams. FAMILIES OF FLOWEEING PLAJ!JTS 2l3 over 150 species, more abundant in the Old World than in North Amet- ica. They are scapose, with a tuft of basal leaves and several or many umbelled flowers of many different colors, ranging, moreover, in size from the tiny dwarf Canadian primrose to the stout English cowslip (P. veris). An east Asiatic species (P. obcimica), called the Chinese primrose in cultivation, has furnished many horticultural varieties. The most attractive of our native forms is Parry's primrose, * which is. Fig. 185. The Maxsh Rosemary {Limonium Carolinianum), greatly reduced. Original. found in abundance throughout the Eocky Mountain region. The yel- low loosestrifes (LysimacMa) are familiar weeds iu our Eastern states. Cyclamen, which also belongs to this family, is a well-known greenhouse plant; within the last few years florists have succeeded wonderfully in developing the size and substance of the flowers, and the colors are beautiful, embraciag many shades of piok and blush-white. Mention *See article (•with plate) by Dr. F. H. Knowlton, "A Primrose at Home. Pi,ANT WORi,D, 5: 32. 1902. Thb. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Pollard, Charles Louis, 1872-. Washington, D. C. , The Plant World Co
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