. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. 48 FAMILIAR GARDEN FLOWERS. curious flowers. These are of large size, white, with a few red stripes; the spur is long and stout, and curved in a half-circle when the flower is mature, but when in bud, it forms beneath the bud a large circle, like a big letter O. Mrs. Jerdon's balsam (Impaliens Jerdonia) is a beau- tiful curiosity, native of the Neilgherries, requiring warm greenhouse cultivation. The stems are almost tuberous, and in any case noticeable for their swollen appearance. The leaves appear only on the upper part
. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. 48 FAMILIAR GARDEN FLOWERS. curious flowers. These are of large size, white, with a few red stripes; the spur is long and stout, and curved in a half-circle when the flower is mature, but when in bud, it forms beneath the bud a large circle, like a big letter O. Mrs. Jerdon's balsam (Impaliens Jerdonia) is a beau- tiful curiosity, native of the Neilgherries, requiring warm greenhouse cultivation. The stems are almost tuberous, and in any case noticeable for their swollen appearance. The leaves appear only on the upper part of the gouty stems; they are ovate, and at their junction with the petiole there are two or three purple glands. The flowers are brilliant red and yellow, with a very short spur,. 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 Hibberd, Shirley, 1825-1890; Hulme, F. Edward (Frederick Edward), 1841-1909. London : Cassell
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