. 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. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. AA. Fls. blue or violet. 8. Ibdricum, Cav. Iberian Crane's-bill. From 1-1H ft. high : stem erect and leafless below, above di- chotomously branched, villous: Ivs. opposite, 5-7-parted, with deeply cut lobes and toothed lobules : fls. 1 in. across, in showy, open panicl
. 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. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. AA. Fls. blue or violet. 8. Ibdricum, Cav. Iberian Crane's-bill. From 1-1H ft. high : stem erect and leafless below, above di- chotomously branched, villous: Ivs. opposite, 5-7-parted, with deeply cut lobes and toothed lobules : fls. 1 in. across, in showy, open panicles, violet. July, Aug. Iberia. 1386. Var. platyp^talum (G. platypitaUm, Fisch. andMey.). Slightly shorter than the parent, with Ivs. less deeply lobed and lobes less pointed : fls. deeper and richer in color, and also larger. 9. pratfinae, Linn. Meadow Crane's-bill. About 2}4 ft. high, with an upright round stem : Ivs. mostly hand-shaped, with 7 lobes, each deeply cut: peduncles mostly 2-fld., drooping after flowering : fls. large, blue; petals entire. June, through Aug. Eu.—Var. £lorepl6no. Not as tall as parent. Very numerous deep blue fls. in clusters. June and July, and often again in fall. J^^. 901 Geranium maculatum CX H) AAA. Fls. dark blue, almost black. 10. phaeum, Linn. About 2 ft. high, with upright, short-haired stem, glandular above : Ivs. 5-7-lobed and deeply toothed : peduncles 1-2-fld.: petals spreading, obovate, unequally notched and often with a small spur, very dark blue, almost black, with white spot at base of each petal. May, June. Cent, and western Eu.—A good border plant. AAAA. Fls. purple various shades. II. colUnum, Steph. (G. Londesii, Fisch.). Height 2-3 ft.: stem angular and slightly decumbent: Ivs. pal- mately 5-parted, deeply divided and cut: petals entire, purple, with a tinge of violet. June, July. Eastern Eu. — One of the showiest in its season. Should be cut back before seeding, to induce second bloom. 12. FrSmontii, Torr. About 1
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