. Ornamental shrubs for garden, lawn, and park planting, with an account of the origin, capabilities, and adaptations of the numerous species and varieties, native and foreign, and especially of the new and rare sorts, suited to cultivation in the United States. Shrubs. 158 Ornamental Shrubs. age, and creamy-white flowers in July and August, These are both interesting and beautiful. " The buds are round like those of a peony, swelling to an inch in diameter before the leaves unfold. The petals are one and one- half inches broad in the middle, and two inches long—the flower, borne on a sho
. Ornamental shrubs for garden, lawn, and park planting, with an account of the origin, capabilities, and adaptations of the numerous species and varieties, native and foreign, and especially of the new and rare sorts, suited to cultivation in the United States. Shrubs. 158 Ornamental Shrubs. age, and creamy-white flowers in July and August, These are both interesting and beautiful. " The buds are round like those of a peony, swelling to an inch in diameter before the leaves unfold. The petals are one and one- half inches broad in the middle, and two inches long—the flower, borne on a short, strong peduncle, being fully four inches in diam- eter. About the edges the petals are crimped, re- minding one of a fluted shell like that of the scallop, and suggesting shell flower as an appropriate familiar name. In the centre of the flower is a cluster of a hundred stamens or more, with prominent, orange-col- ored anthers. The petals are nominally five, but often we find two or three more, the stamens having changed to ; When in full blossom the plant is one of surpris- ing beauty, and can never fail to command admiration. 6". virginica is also a native of the State whose name it bears, though it may have grown farther north also, as one of the names by which it was introduced to the public. STUARTIA 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 Davis, Lucius Daniel, 1826-1900. New York, London, G. P. Putnam's sons
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