. 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, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. 1309, Lobelia cardii (X.':,.) mostly sessile: seeds little tuberculate. Wet places, Tex., W. and S. —Once adv. by Saul. 9. fiilgens, Willd. {L. formdsa, Tlort. L. cardinAlis, Hort., in part). Very like the last, but f
. 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, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. 1309, Lobelia cardii (X.':,.) mostly sessile: seeds little tuberculate. Wet places, Tex., W. and S. —Once adv. by Saul. 9. fiilgens, Willd. {L. formdsa, Tlort. L. cardinAlis, Hort., in part). Very like the last, but fls. larger, deeper red and more showy, the 3 lobes of the lower lip broader: plant mostly pubescent (at least the foliage), and vari- ously tinged or spotted with brown or bronze: bracts more leafy. Mex. 4002 (as L. splendens, var. atro- sanguin€a). — hong in cult, and a most desirable plant. Not hardy without protection in the N. It has given rise to many horticultural forms, some of which (as "Queen Victoria") are commonly referred to Z'.cardinaZis. The trade name L. cardinalis atro- sanguinea probably belongs to this species. The recent i. cardinalis iVflH5(;>((V(Hrt,a purple-carmine sort, is i>rohiibly L. fulgens. In Europe, this Lobelia is one of the popular bedding plants, but it has never gained popularity in Amer. In this country it is usually grown in pots and treated as a conservatory sub- ject. ccc. Species -hybrids or deriva- tires : fls. mostly in shades of red, pink or purple. 10. hybrida, Hort. The hybrid Mt Lobelias are mostly of French ori- gin, and they are little known in the Amer. trade, although they are occasionally imported by amateurs. It is doubtful if they will endure the winters of the northern states, although they make excellent pot subjects for blooming in the Slim- mer border. They may also be planted in the open and lifted on 1310. Lobelia Rivoirei. the approach of winter: or new stock (X ^3 ) can be raised from divisio
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