. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. ON HARDY BULBS AND TUBERS. 337 of various shades (2ft.), one of the newest; K. sarvmitosa^ a combination of red and yellow (3ft. to 4ft.); and K. foltosa, bright yellow, or tinged with red, with a dense raceme ift. long, and with leaves in a dense basal rosette (3ft.). This last is a robust kind, and is the same plant as X. Qiearti?iia?ia. Besides the species enumerated, there have been introduced some lovely hybrids, all worthy the attention of the Fig. 214.—KxiPHOFiA aloides geandis. Some of the best a
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. ON HARDY BULBS AND TUBERS. 337 of various shades (2ft.), one of the newest; K. sarvmitosa^ a combination of red and yellow (3ft. to 4ft.); and K. foltosa, bright yellow, or tinged with red, with a dense raceme ift. long, and with leaves in a dense basal rosette (3ft.). This last is a robust kind, and is the same plant as X. Qiearti?iia?ia. Besides the species enumerated, there have been introduced some lovely hybrids, all worthy the attention of the Fig. 214.—KxiPHOFiA aloides geandis. Some of the best are Obehsk, deep yellow; Star of Baden Baden, bronzy-yellow ; Lachesis, deep yellow; Triumph, orange ; and Citrina, soft yellow. Leucoium (Snowflake).—A small but pretty genus of bulbs. Four species are hardy enough for the outdoor garden : L. vernn7?i, white with green spots, flowering in spring; L. pulchellum, white with green tips, appearing a little later; z. 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, ed. London, Eng. , L. U. Gill; New York, U. S. A. , C. Scribner's sons
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