. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Horticulture. 326 THE BOOK OF GARDENING. Erythronium (Dog's-tooth Violet). — Of late years many additions have been made' to this genus, which now furnishes some of the most Useful of spring-flowering plants. The varieties of E. dens-cams are well adapted for the edges of borders or shrubberies, or for naturalising. The flowers of all are strikingly Cyclamen-like, and are purple, lilac, yellow,. pink, and white in colour; while the foliage of some species is elegantly mottled. Erythroniums range between 6in. and ain. in height. A.
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Horticulture. 326 THE BOOK OF GARDENING. Erythronium (Dog's-tooth Violet). — Of late years many additions have been made' to this genus, which now furnishes some of the most Useful of spring-flowering plants. The varieties of E. dens-cams are well adapted for the edges of borders or shrubberies, or for naturalising. The flowers of all are strikingly Cyclamen-like, and are purple, lilac, yellow,. pink, and white in colour; while the foliage of some species is elegantly mottled. Erythroniums range between 6in. and ain. in height. A. shady site amongst the grass is an ideal spot for them, while in the border, in choice corners of the rock garden, mixed with Mossy Saxifrages, or under the shade of shrubs, in a good loam, they will blossom freely. Propagated by division in late summer. Species and varieties worth growing are the common E. dens- canis (Fig. 202), rosy-purple; E. Hartwegi, light yellow, very early; E. grandiflorum, bright yellow; E. revolutum (Henderson?), light purple, mottled foliage; E Nuttallianum, deep yellow; and E. Johnstoni, pink, with yellow Fig. 204.—Fritillaria Meleagris. Fritillaria (Fritillary). — Distinctly interesting are all the hardy members of this genus which have been introduced to cultivation. In few gardens, however, except cottagers', is the genus represented, and there usually by the more stately. 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; Abbott, J. M. London, L. U. Gill; New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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