. 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. y;.' }!'' 2099. Rheum officinale. Si, 41'^/ tions soon makes large clumps, Tiibers potted in the autumn and kept in a coldframe force nicely in spring- time. A. Stem cylindrical. Mariana, Linn. A slender, erect, usually simple- stemmed plant with reddish purple fls. aboiit 1 in. across, in loose cymes: Ivs. sho
. 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. y;.' }!'' 2099. Rheum officinale. Si, 41'^/ tions soon makes large clumps, Tiibers potted in the autumn and kept in a coldframe force nicely in spring- time. A. Stem cylindrical. Mariana, Linn. A slender, erect, usually simple- stemmed plant with reddish purple fls. aboiit 1 in. across, in loose cymes: Ivs. short-petioled, oblong to linear oblong, I-IH in. long, 2-.'3 lines wide, 3-nerved; anthers minutely spurred at the back. June-Sept. Pine barrens, N. J. to Pla., west to Ky. 2:474.— Grows in drier places than R. Virginica. AA. Stem angled. B. Petals yelloiv. li!ltea, Walt. Stem becoming much branched, 1 ft. high: Ivs. smooth, serrulate, the lower obovate and ob- tuse, the upper lanceolate and acute: fls. small, in nu- merous cymes. July, Aug. Pine- barren swamps, N. C. to Fla. and ^\ west. BB. Petals not yellow. C. Lvs. 6-10 lines long. cilidsa, Michx. Stem nearly simple, 1-2 ft. high: Ivs. ovate, sessile or very short-petioled, 3- nerved: fls. violet-purple, 1-1 in. across, short - pedicelled, in few - fld. cymes; anthers not curved and not spurred at the back. June-Aug. Swamps, Ind. to Fla., west to La. cc. Lvs. 1-3 in. long. Virginica, Linn. Fig. 2100, Roots tuber-bearing: stems about 1 ft. high, branched above and usually clustered, forming a com- pact, bushy plant : lvs. sessile, ovate, acute, rounded or rarely narrowed at the base, 1-2 in. by %-! in., usually 5-nerved : fls, rosy, 1-1/^ in. across, in cymes; petals rounded or slightly refuse; anthers minutely spurred on the back. July-Sept. Sunny swamps. Me. to Fla., west to Mo. 2: 474. is one of the prettiest of the small wild flowers. When transplanted, it seems to thrive as well in good clay
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