lANKiEA. A misprint fur Jancipa. Se.is I\'amoHilia . a. Inflorescence racemose in 



fruit. 



T-n-f^-nTo (n ft ■ i\ -I t a ■ B. Atiiinala : s tems not 



IBfiRIS (from Uena the am-ieut num. ot hpam ^^ ^^^^ j„^,^_ 



where the genus 13 abundant). Ornc,l,r<,. A genus ot J^ 



about 30 species, native to southern Europe, western / 



Asia and northern Africa, all low-growing annuals, bi- ^^^^ ^^_^ nectinate li e 



ennialg and subshrubs. Comparatively few species are ' ijiJinions depve'r 



cult. The annuals are the common Candytuft of gar- nai-ro iv 'r and 



dens. The biennials are not cultivated. The subslirubs , ,' 'm o „„„♦;„„*„ 



are flat, dwarf, compact, commonly evergreen plants, . fa rther apart) . . 2. pectinata 



..,,', , It, * I ■+! I 1 ''<^'. Lobes of ihG pod 



with darii green Ivs., completelv covered witli liroad, ^„f7i„r, 



flat or elongated clusters of irregular oniciferi'us tis. spieaamg. 



. . s " D. Li's.merel II toothed 3. odorata 



"^ ■''P"°S- T)r, frl deentii rat 



The annuals are showy branching plants, 0-18 in. "'^- ■^)^: "'^, [ ,f ^ , . » 



high, much grown in misses in beds or for edging. „ (pinnatif.d) 4. pmnata 



Florists grow them also, especially the white varieties, ^^- ^ '' ' ' ','"■ '" '* ; ^'""''^ 



for cut-flowers. Tliey are of easy cultivation, and sue- "wi ■'/ " n" ' 



ceed in any rich garden soil, in a place exposed to light ^- " '""' '" "OM'f race- _ 



and air. They are propagated by seeds, which mav be ir","''f ■■■■■■;; '' ^^^PSf ^ens 



sown at any season, in the house or open ground, but '^'-'- »"»««»"• ' 10 wet 



particularly in the fall when the climate permits, or as cmyviijose. 



early as possible in spring, in rows G-8 in. apart where "■ ■"^"'V'"- »' "'■■■• ""- 



the plants are to grow, the plants being thinned later to y,*^' r 1 i- 



4 in. apart in the row. The flnest disphiy is attained ^- -''»'■»' f" '«'«■ ''«■ 



from autumn-sown plants, which flower from May to ^ *'^^ " r 1 . . 



.luly. If seed is sown in autumn, the plants should be ^" -^ P ^ ■'' '^' '^'^- 



slightly protected from the sun during winter. Seeds siibaejite.... b. saxatilis 



sown early in the spring bloom from July to September. '^^' ^P^,^ <" "'*• . 



Continuous bloom may be obtained by sowing every two obtuse .... . (,. saxatUis.rar.corUOUa 



weeks. Good results are attained by sowing under ™- -''o''"' <" '''S- "O" 



glass and transplanting into open ground when the soil 1"'*,^' ""'"■'"' ' „ _, 



is warm. The name Candytuft was given because the ""'f ',' 1 " '' "^"^^^l^"'* 



fls. appear in tufts and because the first introduced ^^- -'" " ^ 'J ' " " ' '''*'; 



species, /. »m6e//a(a, was brought from Candia. tootlied toward 



The subshrubby species are adapted to the front of ,. ,, "'"'^ ; •. • °- Wbraltanca 



shrubberies, where they connect taller plants with the '^■^- Mloresceuce corymbose lu 



surrounding lawn. They may appear in separate clumps, frnit. 



in broad masses, or may mingle with other genera in ^- ^"«"^"'*-' stems not 



the herbaceous border. They are suited to rockeries, wooijy at the base 9. umbellata 



and hang well over walls and ledges. They are to be ^^' ' er e ri ti 1 a t-s : stems 



treated much like herbaceous perennials. They are iroodti at the base. 



plants of refinement, and are pleasing when close to the ^'' ^'''^- crrnate 10. Tenoreana 



observer. They are useful and popular for cut-flowers, '^'''- ^''•^- ''"ttrc or sub- 



:ire easily forced into bloom in winter, and are adapted dentate. 



to pot and pan culture. Tliey are easily propagated. ^- ^^["'"-''e descend- 



The perennial Iberis succeed best when let alone. Once ^"f' •' _ ^ e e d not 



planted and not disturbed, they soon form a dense foil- margined ; sep- 



age. They are the best spreading, dwarf plants with ^""^ simple 11. Pruiti 



white flowers. 1>X). SadicleJiorizontal: 



Iberis is a genus of glabrous or minutely downy seed somewhat 

 plants, with terete stems and pungent, watery juice: margined: sep- 

 ivs. alternate, without stipules, linear or obovate, entire tutn nearly don- 

 or pinnatifid, often fleshy: fls. perfect, in terminal '''" 12. semperJlorens 



corymbs or racemes; sepals 4, inferior, deciduous; inpes 



petals 4, hypogynous, white or purple, obov,ate, with „^,^„;j „ Gibr-dtarica H s'l.xitiUs 7 



short claws, very unequal, opposite each other in pairs, ^mara,' L odorata, 3. ' ' semperiloreiis, 12. 



their spreading limbs forming , an irregular cross, the crifoUa.d. pectinata, 2. scnirervirens, 1, 5. 



two outer petals much larger and about equal in size: coro/iarirt, 1. pimiata. 4. Tenoreana. 10. 



pods or silicles roundish or ovate at the base, flattened Diiniietti. ii. Pruiti, U umbellata, 9, 



at right angles to the narrow partition, notched at the Garrexiana, 7. 



top, in which stands the permanent style, the 2 valves j amira, Linn. Common Annual C. Bitter C. 



boat-shaped,the keel or lUKlril, expanding into a wing, Clown'.s Must.xkd. Lvs, lanceolate, toothed toward 



the cells 1-seeded. The characters of Hieris as dis- , ,ex : fls. white. Common in Eu. S.B.P.G. II. 3.59. 



tinguished from ot,her Crucifcnp are taken almost The best form is var. coroniria, Voss (/. coron&ria, 



wholly from the pods and seeds, the fls. being similar Hort., not D. Don). Roijket C. This has larger and 



to most cruciferse except that they are irregular. (,,11^1, eiusters and larger fls. The taller varieties, Em- 



A, Phelps Wyman. iiress, Spiral White and Giant Suowtl.-ike, grow 18 in. 



The coinmouwliite-fld. annual Caiulvtuft is /. aiiiara. ''is''. "'iUi «oli'l pyramidal trusses .")-8 in. long. Dwarf 



The common annual kinds with colored Hs, are /, 11 in- tonus are Tom Thumb and Little Prince. All are good 



hellala. The common perennial kind is /. srmperri re iix . bedders, and Empress is fine for cutting. Seed may be 



The clusters of some kinils remain ratlier flat-topped sown at any time, but the best results with Emiiress are 



when they run to seed, while the cliister.s of other secured by sowing under glass and transplanting to the 



kinds lengthen after flowering. This is expressed in open, where plants will bloom in May and .June, 



technical language under a and \,\ in the key whicli 2. pectinata, Boiss. ( /". affhiis, Hort., not .lord.), 



follows; Pis, wliite. Spain. Advertised only as' A. uffinis. 



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