Lotus bertholetii

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Read about Lotus bertholetii in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Lotus bertholetii, Masf. (L. peliorhyncus, Hook. L. pelyorensis, Hort.). Coral Gem. Small, much-branched, slender bush, with a silvery hue: lfts. whorled, 8-9 lines long: fls. 1 ½ in. long, in loose clusters of about 20 toward the end of the branches, short-pedicelled, scarlet or crimson fading to orange; standard recurved like a horn; keel acuminate, longer than the wings. Cape Verde, Canaries. B.M. 6733. R.H. 1895:308; 1914, p. 185. G. 25:255. G.L. 27:169.—Peliorhyncus means "bruised or discolored nose." This name, however, is apparently more recent than L. Bertholetii. Grown chiefly in hanging-baskets; in S. Calif, it is much used for sunny rockeries. Prop. by division or cuttings. The odd long-pointed fls. make this an interesting and showy species. Var. atrococcineus, Hort., is an easily grown greenhouse plant for baskets, differing from the species in its darker-colored glossy deep scarlet black- spotted fls. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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