. Our garden flowers; a popular study of their native lands, their life histories, and their structural affiliations. Flowers. LILY FAMILY it is distinctly ill-smelling; in an age of careless grace and law- less beauty, it is stiflE and unyielding. But should the fashion in flowers drift back to stiflE and stately forms, the Crown Imperial, as well as the Camellia, may regain its imperium. SCILLA. SIBERIAN SQUILL. Scilla sihirica. ScUla is the old Greek name meaning, / injure; referring, it is supposed, to the poisonous bulbs. Scillas form a group of early-flowering bulbous plants. One of the
. Our garden flowers; a popular study of their native lands, their life histories, and their structural affiliations. Flowers. LILY FAMILY it is distinctly ill-smelling; in an age of careless grace and law- less beauty, it is stiflE and unyielding. But should the fashion in flowers drift back to stiflE and stately forms, the Crown Imperial, as well as the Camellia, may regain its imperium. SCILLA. SIBERIAN SQUILL. Scilla sihirica. ScUla is the old Greek name meaning, / injure; referring, it is supposed, to the poisonous bulbs. Scillas form a group of early-flowering bulbous plants. One of the best is Scilla sibirica, native to Russia, Siberia, and Asia Minor. March. ' Leaves,—Tvio to four, narrow, ascending, four to six inches long. F/oweri.—Deep-blue in the type, borne on one to three-flowered scapes, horizontal or drooping. Perianth.—Of six distinct segments. Stamens.—Six with flattened filaments and ob- long anthers. Ovary.—Three-lobed; style slender, stigma minute. Capsule.—Triangular, three-valved; seeds black. Of this group of bright little flowers, Scilla sibirica has become a garden favorite. Its blue stars come early, usually in March, and they are wholly, delightfully, persistently blue. The perianth is about an inch across, pure blue, with a darker line in the middle of each petal; the stamens are blue; the style and. stigma are blue; only the green ovary lies in the centre. It should be planted in mass, for only by numbers can the best effects be pro- duced. A number of species are in cultivation; among the best are bifdlia, which can be had in several colors; amcena, very hardy and robust; v&rna, a native of sea-shores, and autumnalis, blooming in September. 36. Scilla. ScUla sibirica. 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 Keeler, Harriet L. (Harriet Louise)
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