. 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; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. LACHENALIA. , plan St. Catherine's Hill. Winchester. England. nade in 1710. (See Labyrinths, p. 865.) LACHENALIA (Werner de Lachenal. 173&-1800, pro- fessor of botany at Basel). Li!iAc(e. Cape Cowslips. Lachenalias (Fig. 1221) are Cape bulbs that are easily flowere
. 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; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. LACHENALIA. , plan St. Catherine's Hill. Winchester. England. nade in 1710. (See Labyrinths, p. 865.) LACHENALIA (Werner de Lachenal. 173&-1800, pro- fessor of botany at Basel). Li!iAc(e. Cape Cowslips. Lachenalias (Fig. 1221) are Cape bulbs that are easily flowered in a cool greenhouse in early spring or even in winter. They have a remarkable range of color, and with good management may be kept in an attractive con- dition for two months or more. There are species with bell-shaped flowers, and some in which the flowers are all more or less erect, but the favorite types are the long, cylindrical, pendulous flowers with the brilliant red and yellow colors. Of the 42 species, about 9 are cult., the most popular being L. tricolor, particularly its var. Nel- soni and some of the recent forms with personal names. L. pendida is perhaps second in popularity, the rest be- ing known chiefly to bulb fanciers. Lachenalias are very distinct in coloring and general appearance. They usu- ally have 2 leaves (sometimes 5 in cult.), rarely 1, and the bulbs are globose, tunicated, and about %-! in. thick. An exceptionally strong bulb, under the most favorable conditions sends up 3 or 4 erect flower-stalks 9 in. high, with as many as 40 flowers, each 1-lK in. long. Uuder careless treatment the leaves and flower-stalks are weaker, and bear perhaps 6-12 flowers. Lachenalias are fine subjects for hanging baskets. This genus is also interesting when studying the evolu- tion of the perianth. In our common lilies the 6 seg- ments are all the same size and all colored like petals. Lachenalia has only 1 species in which the segments are practically equal. The othe
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