. 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. CLARY CLAET. The dried Its. of Salvia Sclarea, which are naed for seasoning. Other species of Salvia have been used fo- the same purpose. See Salvia. CLEMATIS 327. 484. Clarkia pulchella. Natural size. CLAYTdNIA (after John Clayton, of Virginia, one of the earliest American botanists. From his collections Grono
. 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. CLARY CLAET. The dried Its. of Salvia Sclarea, which are naed for seasoning. Other species of Salvia have been used fo- the same purpose. See Salvia. CLEMATIS 327. 484. Clarkia pulchella. Natural size. CLAYTdNIA (after John Clayton, of Virginia, one of the earliest American botanists. From his collections Gronovius edited the Flora Virginioa). Portulacdcea. Speinq Beauty. Small, hardy, glabrous, succulent, perennial herbs, with slender, 2-leaved stems from a deep, globular corm, and loose racemes of white or rose- colored fls. with deeper veins, appearing among the first wild fls. and lasting only a few days. The genus has about 25 species, mostly N. Amer., and is characterized by its oval, persistent sepals and 5 stamens. Plants can be obtained from dealers in native plants. They can be naturalized in moist places, and do well in half-shady spots at the bottom of a rockery. For , pari'iflora a,nd perfoliata, see Montia. Virglnica, Linn. Plant 4-8 in. long, often forcing an irregular way through the leaf-mold of damp, rich woods: Ivs. linear-lanceolate or linear, 2-6 ft. long, in- cluding the gradually tapering base : fls. larger and more numerous than in G, Caroliniana. Colo, to At- lantic and S. to Gulf. 941. 7:643. D. 33. Carolinitaa, Michx. Lower and fewer-fld.: Ivs. 1-2 in. long, oblong, oblong-lanceolate, or somewhat spatulate, with a blade 1-2 in. long, abruptly contracted into a marginal petiole. Minn, to Atlantic and S. to Mts. of North Carolina. lanceol&ta, Pursh, About 4 in. high : Ivs. oblong or lanceolate, K-IJ^ in. long, sessile, the base broad or narrow: raceme short-peduncled : petals emarginate or almost obcordate. Utah and Calif. T/if, M.
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