Lychnis alba, Mill. (L. vespertina, Sibth.). White or Evening Campion. Fig. 2227. Very like the last, and perhaps not specifically distinct, but more viscid: lvs. longer: fls. usually white and fragrant and opening at evening; calyx longer and green: caps, ovate to conical, with teeth erect or spreading, not recurved. May, June. Eu.—In old gardens and also escaped. There is a double-fld. form. G. 4:319; 8:511; 30:400. This and the last are easily grown biennials or perennials. | Lychnis alba, Mill. (L. vespertina, Sibth.). White or Evening Campion. Fig. 2227. Very like the last, and perhaps not specifically distinct, but more viscid: lvs. longer: fls. usually white and fragrant and opening at evening; calyx longer and green: caps, ovate to conical, with teeth erect or spreading, not recurved. May, June. Eu.—In old gardens and also escaped. There is a double-fld. form. G. 4:319; 8:511; 30:400. This and the last are easily grown biennials or perennials. |