− | Isopyrum (from the Greek for like, and wheat, as the seeds resemble those of wheat). Ranunculaceae. Dwarf stemless herbs sometimes used in the wild garden. Annual, or rootstock perennial: lvs. decompound, ternate; lfts. 3-lobed or cut, membranous: fls. white, regular, few or solitary, on slender scapes; sepals 5-6, deciduous; petals 5, very small or wanting: carpels 2-20, sessile; ovules 3 or more.友ifteen to 20 species in temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. I. thalictroldes, Linn., is cult, in alpine gardens, and has graceful foliage resembling a maidenhair fern. Six to 12 in. high: rootstock creeping: cauline lvs. alternate, 3-lobed or 3-foliolate: fls. white, resembling an anemone, in few- fld. terminal panicles; sepals oval, obtuse. W. Himalayas. April, May.裕hrives in any good garden soil. Prop, by seeds or by division of the roots in autumn. Very ornamental and good in masses. I. grandiflorum, Fisch. Lvs. long-petioled; lfts. small, 2-3-lobed: scapes 3-4 in., equaling the lvs.; fl. solitary, 1-1 1/4in- diam. Himalayas. G.C. III. 50:396. L. H. B. | + | Isopyrum (from the Greek for like, and wheat, as the seeds resemble those of wheat). Ranunculaceae. Dwarf stemless herbs sometimes used in the wild garden. Annual, or rootstock perennial: lvs. decompound, ternate; lfts. 3-lobed or cut, membranous: fls. white, regular, few or solitary, on slender scapes; sepals 5-6, deciduous; petals 5, very small or wanting: carpels 2-20, sessile; ovules 3 or more. Fifteen to 20 species in temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. I. thalictroldes, Linn., is cult, in alpine gardens, and has graceful foliage resembling a maidenhair fern. Six to 12 in. high: rootstock creeping: cauline lvs. alternate, 3-lobed or 3-foliolate: fls. white, resembling an anemone, in few- fld. terminal panicles; sepals oval, obtuse. W. Himalayas. April, May.裕hrives in any good garden soil. Prop, by seeds or by division of the roots in autumn. Very ornamental and good in masses. I. grandiflorum, Fisch. Lvs. long-petioled; lfts. small, 2-3-lobed: scapes 3-4 in., equaling the lvs.; fl. solitary, 1-1 1/4in- diam. Himalayas. |