Archive image from page 147 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. 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, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom cyclopediaofamer03bail Year: 1906 722 HELIANTHUS HELIANTHUS attractive foliage, which is not at all coarse. A well grown plant will produce spikes of fy. nearly 4 ft. long. 5. anguatifdlius, Linn. Swamp S
Archive image from page 147 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. 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, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom cyclopediaofamer03bail Year: 1906 722 HELIANTHUS HELIANTHUS attractive foliage, which is not at all coarse. A well grown plant will produce spikes of fy. nearly 4 ft. long. 5. anguatifdlius, Linn. Swamp Sunflower. Stem 2-6 ft. high, simple or branching above, slightly rough : Ivs. 2-7 in. long, somewhat tufted, drooping, with rolled edges, smooth or slightly rough: fls. 2-3 in. wide, few or snlitarv. Wet land, N. Y. to Fla., west to Ky. and Tex. 2051. 6. ridus, Desf. {H. Missourihtsis, Schwein.). St. 1-3 ft. high (rarely 5-8 ft.), strict, sparingly branched, rough or hairy: Ivs. (i-V2 in. long, oblong to ovate-lan- ceolate, firm, thick, rough-hairy, entire or slightly toothed: fls. 22—I , showy, long-stalked; raysnu- merous, about IK in. long ; disk sometimes yellow at first, turning brown. Mich, to Tex. and west to Col. 6:508 (asfl'. atroriibeiis). 2020 (asif. diffiisiis). 2668 (as ff. atrornhevs). Gn. 27, p. After H. decapetalns this species is one of the best perennial Sunflowers. It varies under cultivation chiefly in the direction of doubling and in lengthening the blooming period. Some of the best garden varieties are aestivalis, grandifldrus, semi-plenus and Jliss Mel- lish. 7. atrdrubens, Linn. Purple-disk Sunflower. St. 2-5 ft. high ; Ivs. usually thin, sometimes hoary be- neath : fls. about 2 in. across; rays few (10 to 16), rarely over 1 in. long; disk dark red. Otherwise like S. riijiiliis, to which it is inferior. Va. to Fla., west to Ohio and La. 8. Isvigitus, Torr. & Gray. Stem 2-5 ft., simple or branched abov
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