. 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. riety, about 4 in. across: perianth veined. Europe and N. Africa. 2673, as C. croci«o»-«» the commonest in the American trade. It has beautiful double forms in purple and pure white. 19:1936. cc. Size of fls. small, about 2 in. across. D. No. of fls. from each spathe more than 1 or 2. E
. 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. riety, about 4 in. across: perianth veined. Europe and N. Africa. 2673, as C. croci«o»-«» the commonest in the American trade. It has beautiful double forms in purple and pure white. 19:1936. cc. Size of fls. small, about 2 in. across. D. No. of fls. from each spathe more than 1 or 2. E. Perianth segments acute. 11. Tro6di, Kotschy. Corm medium-sized: lvs. 3-4, 6-12 in. long, 9-12 lines wide, dark green above: fls. 4-5 or even 12, lilac-purple, about 2 in. across; perianth segments lanceolate-acute. Cyprus. 6901 shows a pure white variety. EE. Perianth segments obtuse. 12. umbrdaum, Steven. Corm small: lvs. 4-5, 6-9 in. long, 9-12 lines wide: fls. 1-5 from each spathe, lilac, about 2 in. across; perianth segments oblanceolate, ob- tuse, with 8-12 veins. Caucasus. DD. .To. of fls. from each spathe 1 or 2. 13. alpinum, DC. Lvs. 2, rarely 3, nearly erect or preading, 4-8 in. long, 3-6 lines wide, obtuse, chan-. ^^ .?> ^- 517. Coleus cutting. COLEUS 351 neled, shining green, narrowed from the middle to the base: fls. 1 or 2 from each spathe, about 2 In. across, lilac; segments oblanceolate, obtuse, 3-4 lines wide, with 10-15 veins. Mts. of France and Switzerland. â ^. ]yi. CdLEUS (Greek for s7ie<i»i, referring to the mona- delphous stamens). Labidttf. Trop. Afr. and Asia, some of â very showy colored foli- age. The culti va t ed kinds are herbs, but some of the wild species are shrubs. Lvs. oppo- site, dentate or serrate: stem 4-angled : fls. in a terminal spike-like ra- ceme, small and usually bluish, the 5-toothed calyx deflexed in fr.; co- rolla bilabiate, the lower lobes longer and con- cave, and inclosing the essential organs. Coleuse
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