. Our garden flowers; a popular study of their native lands, their life histories, and their structural affiliations. Flowers. AMARYLLIS FAMILY. Spring Snowflake. Leucbjum vernum SPRING SNOWFLAKE Leucbjum virnum. From the Greek, leukos white, and ion a violet. Bulb.—Small. Leaves.—Strap-shaped, six to nine inches long. Scape.—Six to twelve inches high, usually one-flowered. Flowers.—Nodding. Perianth.—Six-parted. Segments.— Ovate, white tipped with green. Perianth Tube. — None. Bloom in May. Leucojum is a genus of hardy bulbous plants, na- tives of the Mediterranean region. The species chiefly
. Our garden flowers; a popular study of their native lands, their life histories, and their structural affiliations. Flowers. AMARYLLIS FAMILY. Spring Snowflake. Leucbjum vernum SPRING SNOWFLAKE Leucbjum virnum. From the Greek, leukos white, and ion a violet. Bulb.—Small. Leaves.—Strap-shaped, six to nine inches long. Scape.—Six to twelve inches high, usually one-flowered. Flowers.—Nodding. Perianth.—Six-parted. Segments.— Ovate, white tipped with green. Perianth Tube. — None. Bloom in May. Leucojum is a genus of hardy bulbous plants, na- tives of the Mediterranean region. The species chiefly cultivated in this country is the Spring Snowflake, Leuco- jum vernum. It has not the characteristic grace of the snowdrop, the stems being sturdier, the arch quite dif- ferent in character, and the perianth segments all simi- lar in size, form, and mark- ings. It bears at the tip of each snowy petal a spot of soft bright green, exquisite and precise, "a snowflake with green of living ; 76. 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 Keeler, Harriet L. (Harriet Louise), 1846-1921. New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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