Linnaea borealis

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Read about Linnaea borealis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Linnaea borealis, Fig. 2179. Sts. slender, slightly pubescent: lvs. short-petioled, roundish or obovate, with few crenate teeth, usually ciliate and with scattered hairs above, ¼ - ¾ in. long: fls. pedicelled in 2's at the top of slender, upright peduncles; corolla rose- colored or white, ⅓ – ½ in. long, fragrant, in the typical form campanulate, with the constricted portion at the base much shorter than the calyx. June-Aug. N. Eu. and N. Asia. Gn. 24, p. 177. G. 1:536. M.D.G. 1910:138. Var. americana, Rehd. (L. americana, Forbes). Differs chiefly in the corolla being distinctly tubular at the base, the tubular part exceeding the calyx: lvs. usually glabrous, but ciliate near the base. N. Amer., Lab. to Alaska, in the mountains south to Md. and Calif. B.B. (ed. 2) 3:276. Var. longiflora, Torr. (L. longriflora, Howell). Fls. more funnelfonn, ½ in. long or slightly longer; peduncles 2—3 in. long: lvs. generally somewhat larger. Wash, to Calif. A var. major is listed. In Fig. 2179, the two large lvs. in the foreground do not belong to Linnaea. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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