. Our northern shrubs and how to identify them : a handbook for the nature-lover . Shrubs. KERRIA. Kerna. Double-flowereu Form. the botanical affinities of the plant; a name that should be supplanted by Kerna, which sounds quite as well and is correct. Botanical!)- the plant is allied to the spiraeas. The double-flowered form was the first introduced from Japan, and im- mediately became a great favorite. The blossoms are bright yellow and so very double that the name Globe Flower does not seem inappropriate. The single form from which the double was developed came later, and is the more beauti
. Our northern shrubs and how to identify them : a handbook for the nature-lover . Shrubs. KERRIA. Kerna. Double-flowereu Form. the botanical affinities of the plant; a name that should be supplanted by Kerna, which sounds quite as well and is correct. Botanical!)- the plant is allied to the spiraeas. The double-flowered form was the first introduced from Japan, and im- mediately became a great favorite. The blossoms are bright yellow and so very double that the name Globe Flower does not seem inappropriate. The single form from which the double was developed came later, and is the more beautiful of the two. It is an error to suppose that a double flower is always better than its type, for the multiplication of petals is frequently gained at the ex- pense of grace and delicacv. hi this single form the flowers, often an inch and a halt across, are solitary, on slender stalks, and look not unlike great buttercups, only the petals are an orange yellow and not lustrous. The plant does best where it can have partial shade, as the petals, curiously enough, bleach white in the sunlight, and in a sunn)' location it is rare to find a flower with- out one or more white petals. The leaves are broad-lanceolate, long- pointed, deeply serrate-toothed, bright green above and paler beneath. There is a variety with single flowers and va- riegated leaves, but it is not the equal of either of the others. In winter the stems are such a brilliant green that they attract atten- tion standing among the stems of other plants. 135. 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), 1846-1921. New York : Charles Scribner's Sons
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