The Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening

Every genus a Victorian gardener could grow — Abelia to Zygopetalum across four volumes, with each plant's history, species, and culture, by the Curator of Kew.

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Ponthieva (To the species described on p)

Portulaca
Portulaca

To the species described on p. 198, Vol. III., the following should now be added:

P. grandiflora (large-flowered). fl. large; lateral sepals connate for nearly all their length, white, blotched green at base; dorsal sepal narrow-lanceolate; petals halbert-shaped, twisted, yellow, striped Indian-red; lip small, fleshy, red; scape 9in. high; raceme eight to ten-flowered. l. broad, ovate, acute, dull green, hairy. Ecuador.

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