. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Horticulture. 794 THE BOOK OF GARDENING. attains a good size and is a free blossomer; it bears yellow flowers and long powerful - hooked spines. E. concinnus (Fig. 529) is a rather small globular species, having yellow. Fig. 529.—Echinocactus concinnus. flowers which are often as large as the plant itself, and occasionally several appear together on the same stem. E. coptonogonus is wavy-ribbed and globular, while the flowers are rayed' white and striped purple. E. cornigerus is noted for its strong spines, which are purple; the s
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Horticulture. 794 THE BOOK OF GARDENING. attains a good size and is a free blossomer; it bears yellow flowers and long powerful - hooked spines. E. concinnus (Fig. 529) is a rather small globular species, having yellow. Fig. 529.—Echinocactus concinnus. flowers which are often as large as the plant itself, and occasionally several appear together on the same stem. E. coptonogonus is wavy-ribbed and globular, while the flowers are rayed' white and striped purple. E. cornigerus is noted for its strong spines, which are purple; the stem is waxy, ribbed, and grey - green; it is a free blossomer with deep red flowers. E. crispatus is very short and neat; the flowers are white, with a purple stripe. E. Emoryi is very striking; the hooked spines are of remarkable size, and are borne at the ends of the tubercles; the flowers are red and yellow. E. myriostigma (Bishop's Hood) is also remarkable; it has no. 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 Drury, William D. , 1857-1928; Abbott, J. M. London, L. U. Gill; New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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