Archive image from page 400 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. 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 cyclopediaofamer04bail4 Year: 1900 2541. Wandering Jew—Tradescantia (luminensis. Natural size. EE. Stamens unequal, — 3 long and 3 short. elongta, Meyer. Nearly glabrous, procumbent and rooting at the base, then suberect to the height of 1-2 ft
Archive image from page 400 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. 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 cyclopediaofamer04bail4 Year: 1900 2541. Wandering Jew—Tradescantia (luminensis. Natural size. EE. Stamens unequal, — 3 long and 3 short. elongta, Meyer. Nearly glabrous, procumbent and rooting at the base, then suberect to the height of 1-2 ft.: Ivs. lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, sessile, light glaucous-green above and striped with silver, reddish purple beneath: peduncles 1-5. terminal: fls. rose-colored, the sepals green. Tropical Amer. 2542. Tradescantia Warscewicziana. c. Umbels sessile. Virginiina, Linn. Common Spiderwort. Erect, branching, 1-3 ft., glabrous or nearly so: Ivs. condupli- cate, very long linear-lanceolate {6-15 in. long), clasping: um- bels several-tid., terminal, the pedicel recurving when not in bloom: fls. violet-blue, in vari- ous shades, 1-2 in. across, pro- duced freely nearly all summer. N. Y. to S. Dakota, Va. and Ark. 105; 354G (as T. earici- folia). 16: 1513 [as T. elata).— exceedingly varia- ble plant, Var. occidentalis, Britt., is in the trade. It has much narrower Ivs. and smaller fls. and is usually dwarf. There are several horticultural forms. Var. dlba has white fls. 3501. Var. atrosanguinea has dark red fls. Var. coccinea lias bright red fls. Var. caerulea has bright blue fls. Some of the forms would better be regarded as species. See Rose, Contr. Nat. Herb. 5:204. brevicaillis, Raf. Villous, 1 ft. or less high, sometimes nearly acaulescent: Ivs. mostly from near the ground, linear-lanceo- late, more or less ciliate: fls. about 1 in. across, blue or rose- purple. Ky. to Mo. CC. Umbels pedtincled. rdsea, Vent. Slender and nearly or quite
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