. 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; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. PREESIA 609 oblon ol o o c e itely 1 neir oblo g era n te Hook t All e 1 o 1 B mg iroballecour eofe olut on an 1 legenent on Freesias s I ctu el n 0. ^ 1 ⢠and A 1 14 11 J In the pur- t of e ther deil the jellow spots have been con- s iered object onal 1p T1 e o g -xl
. 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; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. PREESIA 609 oblon ol o o c e itely 1 neir oblo g era n te Hook t All e 1 o 1 B mg iroballecour eofe olut on an 1 legenent on Freesias s I ctu el n 0. ^ 1 ⢠and A 1 14 11 J In the pur- t of e ther deil the jellow spots have been con- s iered object onal 1p T1 e o g -xl stock seen to have at a e of V olet color "w I 1 et n es how t elf in u ten t so 1 p or 1 ome-. FKESSIA (the author of this genus never explained the name). JridAcea:. Freesias (Fig. 8«9) are amongst the dozen most popular bulbous plants for fall planting and winter blooming, t sus, which can be grown in pure water, they flourish ' " â -. ⢠than most other bulbs. They have tubular fls., white or pale yellow, borne in a pretty fashion that makes them amongst the most highly individualized of all garden plants. ^ I jointed axis right angles to thr \ 111 i.'iil |i, .liui.'l.'. ; Thu is an accentuation of tli;it of Ti lHuii \vliiili essentially dis- tiuKiaabea l/y thu ;; out »o'«-) Of the splendid and almost numberless bulbs from the Cape of Good Hope (including the iris, araaryllis, and lily families) Free- sias are, next to gladiolus, the most popular, though not so variable as Ixias. This popularity is a growth of the last quarter century or less, though Freesias have been in cultivation since 1816 or earlier. Conservative botanists now suppose that the Freesias are all origi- nally of one stock, which species should be called F. refrncia. The extremes of variation in form are shown in Figs. 8(;9 and 870, from the long and slendc-r tube of var. nihil to tlie short and broader tube of var. Jyielit- liiiii. One of the earliest
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