. 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, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. GILIA 643 volucellate ; calyx partly herbaceous, scarious below the sinuses; lobes narrow and acute ; corolla salver- form or funnel-form to campanulate or almost rotate ;. 902. Gilia grandiflora (X^4). filaments not
. 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, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. GILIA 643 volucellate ; calyx partly herbaceous, scarious below the sinuses; lobes narrow and acute ; corolla salver- form or funnel-form to campanulate or almost rotate ;. 902. Gilia grandiflora (X^4). filaments not bearded at base : seeds wingless : herbs, or a few ; Several of the Gilias are popular garden annuals or biennials (a few perennial). They are of the easiest culture, being vigorous, hardy and floriferous. They are mostly dwarfish, and are excellent for low masses, edgings or rockeries. Seeds may be sown where the plants are to grow. Any good soil will suit them. Following are the names in the American trade: achillefefolia, 8. aggregata, 11. alba, 6, 13. 16. .indrosaeea, 14. aurantiaca, 10. aureus, 15. capitata, 6. coecinea, 2. Collomia, 1. 2. congesta, 4. coronopifolia, 10. debilis, 5. densiflora, 13. dlanthiflora, 16. dianthoides, 16. eleyans, 10. U. FenzUa, 16. grandiflora, 1. hybridus, 15. Ipoi,w,j,sis, 10, 11. , 7. Leptosiphon, 13, 14, Unlflora, 12. [15. linifoUa. 12. mierantha, 15. Navarretia, 3. nivalis, 9. rosea, 9, 15. satiguinea, 10. speciosa, 16. tricolor, 9. A. Lvs, normally alternate, entire or pinnately cut or divided {lower Ivs. sometimes opposite). B. FIs. in dense heads, which are suhtended lenfy involucres. c. Foliage entire or at least not much parted. 1. ^andiSldra, Gray {Collomia grandifIdra, Doug\.). Fig. 902. Erect, with minutely pubescent reddish stems, 1-2 ft. high: Ivs. linear-lanceolate or oblong, narrowed below but scarcely petioled, entire, acute: fls. many, in dense terminal heads, butf or salmon color, redder in-
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