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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Sub-Genus V

Martagon.

Perianth cernuous, with the segments very revolute; stamens diverging on all sides from the curved style.

Leaves in whorls. American species. Bulbs annual, bearing rhizomes. . . . . L. canadense Leaves in whorls. American species. Bulbs annual, bearing rhizomes. . . . . L. nitidum Leaves in whorls. American species. Bulbs annual, bearing rhizomes. . . . . L. pardalinum Leaves in whorls. American species. Bulbs annual, bearing rhizomes. . . . . L. Razlei Leaves in whorls. American species. Bulbs annual, bearing rhizomes. . . . . L. superbum. Leaves in whorls. Bulbs perennial, hardly rhizomiferous. . . . . L. columbianum Leaves in whorls. Bulbs perennial, hardly rhizomiferous. . . . . L. Humboldtii. Leaves in whorls. Old World species. . . L. avenaceum Leaves in whorls. Old World species. . . L. Hansoni Leaves in whorls. Old World species. . . L. Martagon.

Leaves scattered Leaves lanceolate, many-nerved. Perianth falcate above the middle L. monadelphum. Leaves scattered Leaves lanceolate, many-nerved. Perianth revolute to below the middle. . . . . L. carniolicum Leaves scattered Leaves lanceolate, many-nerved. Perianth revolute to below the middle. . . . . L. polyphyllum.

Leaves scattered Leaves narrowly linear, with one or few nerves. Segments of the perianth from six to twelve lines broad in the middle. . . . . . L. Leichtlinii Leaves scattered Leaves narrowly linear, with one or few nerves. Segments of the perianth from six to twelve lines broad in the middle. . . . . . L. pseudo-tigrinum Leaves scattered Leaves narrowly linear, with one or few nerves. Segments of the perianth from six to twelve lines broad in the middle. . . . . . L. testaceum. Leaves scattered Segments of the perianth from three to six lines broad in the middle. . . . . L. callosum Leaves scattered Segments of the perianth from three to six lines broad in the middle. . . . . L. chalcedonicum Leaves scattered Segments of the perianth from three to six lines broad in the middle. . . . . L. pomponium Leaves scattered Segments of the perianth from three to six lines broad in the middle. . . . . L. tenuifolium.

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