. The elements of botany embracing organography, histology, vegetable physiology, systematic botany and economic botany ... together with a complete glossary of botanical terms. Botany. MONOCOTTLEDONES. 175 Many species are cultivated. Several species of Srailax {Smilax officinalis, etc.) of South America furnish sarsa- parilla root. The Squill {Seilla maritima) comes from the sandy regions of the Mediterranean ; its sliced bulbs form the dry squill. The Lily of the Valley (^Convallaria majalis) is a native of Europe and Asia. The Crown Imperial {Fritillaria imperialis) of Europe and Asia, and
. The elements of botany embracing organography, histology, vegetable physiology, systematic botany and economic botany ... together with a complete glossary of botanical terms. Botany. MONOCOTTLEDONES. 175 Many species are cultivated. Several species of Srailax {Smilax officinalis, etc.) of South America furnish sarsa- parilla root. The Squill {Seilla maritima) comes from the sandy regions of the Mediterranean ; its sliced bulbs form the dry squill. The Lily of the Valley (^Convallaria majalis) is a native of Europe and Asia. The Crown Imperial {Fritillaria imperialis) of Europe and Asia, and the Day-Lilies (HemerocaUis flava, and H. falva) of Europe, are coarse, ornamental plants. The Hyacinth {Hyadnihus orientalis), a native of Asia Minor, was intro- duced into England before the end of the sixteenth century; and under cultivation, has developed many varieties. Of the true Lilies (lAliurn), the following are most common in cultivation: The Orange Lily (L. hul- biferum), Tiger Lily (L. tigrinun), the Turban Lily {L. Pomponium), the Golden Lily (i. auratum), the White Lily {L. candiduni). A deli- cate climber in conservatories, called Smilax (Myrsiphyllum asparagoides), is from the Cape of Good Hope. The Star-of-Bethlehem {Omitho- galum umbellatum) from Europe, the Tube Rose (Poli- anihes iuberosa) from the East Indies, are also common in cultivation. The Tulip (Tu-^ lipa Gesneriana), whose spe- cific name was given in honor of the botanist Conrad Gesner, who was the first to ^escribe and figure it (in 1559), was brought into Europe Fig. 290. A culiivated species of 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 Kellerman, William Ashbrook, 1850-1908. Philadelphia, J. E. Potter and Company
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