. Handbook of hardy trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants ... Based on the French work of Messrs. Decaisne and Naudin ...entitled 'Manuel de l'amateur des jardins,' and including the original woodcuts by Riocreux and Leblanc. Plants, Ornamental. 536 Pontederacecr—Pon tedcria. 1. P- cordafxi (fii;'. 259). Pickerel-weed.—A common Xortli American plant, 1 to 2 feet high, desiiable for the hardy aquarium. P. angustifblia is a variety with narrow lanceolate leaves cordate at the base, and also smaller bright blue flowers. These plants shoirld be placed in 2 or 3 feet of water, or they wall not bear
. Handbook of hardy trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants ... Based on the French work of Messrs. Decaisne and Naudin ...entitled 'Manuel de l'amateur des jardins,' and including the original woodcuts by Riocreux and Leblanc. Plants, Ornamental. 536 Pontederacecr—Pon tedcria. 1. P- cordafxi (fii;'. 259). Pickerel-weed.—A common Xortli American plant, 1 to 2 feet high, desiiable for the hardy aquarium. P. angustifblia is a variety with narrow lanceolate leaves cordate at the base, and also smaller bright blue flowers. These plants shoirld be placed in 2 or 3 feet of water, or they wall not bear our winters. OuDKK with linear or lanceolate flat usually sheathing leaves and solitary spicate or umbellate flowers. Perianth- segments 6, the outer 3 herbaceous, inner petaloid. Stamens 6 or fewer. Fruit a 2- or 3-celled few-seeded dehiscent cap- sule. There are about 20 genera and 250 species, with the exception of those enumerated below, nearly all tropical. 1. TRADESCANTIA. Herbaceous tufted or creeping plants. Stem branched, fleshy, 1 to 2 feet high. Leaves entire, linear-lanceolate,sheathing, glabrous. Flowers in terminal sessile or stalked umbels. Perianth G-parted, the 3 exterior sepaloid, and the 3 interior petaloid. Filaments bearded. An Ame- rican genus, named in remembrance of Tradescant, gardener to Charles I. 1. T. Vhj/inica. Spiderwort.—A very pretty and interesting- plant growing about a foot and a half high, with linear-lan- ceolate acuminate glabrous ciliate sheathing leaves and sessila bracteate umbels. Outer perianth-segments green, inner rosy- purple. Filaments densely bearded with long spreading jointed purple hairs. There are several varieties, including one with white petals and purple filaments, another with beautiful rose- coloured petals, and also a double-flowered variety. 2. T. rosea.—A similar though smaller and less hardy Fig. I'uO. Pontederia cordata. (J nat. size.). Please note that these images are ex
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