Arabis

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Read about Arabis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Arabis (Arabia). Cruciferae. Rock-cress. Small perennial or annual herbs, with white or purple flowers, grown mostly on borders and in rockwork. Flowers mostly in terminal spikes or racemes, small, but often many or appearing for a considerable period of time: Lvs. mostly undivided: siliques long, linear, flat: stigma 2-lobed.—In temperate regions, about 100 species, several native to this country; some of them are alpine. Usually prop, by division; also by seeds and cuttings. Hardy, requiring plenty of sun, and thriving even in poor soil. The following four species are perennials: A. arenosa, Scop. Fls. rose varying to white: Lvs. pinnatifid, those on the st. deep-toothed. Eu.—A. aubrictioides Boiss. Much like A. albida, but pale pink. Cilicia.— i blepharophylla. Hook. & Arn. Fls. large, rose-purple: lvs. sharp-toothed, sessile or clamping, the margins hairy. Calif. B.M 6087.—A. Ferdinandii-Coburgii, Kell. & Suenderm. Lvs. gray in rosettes, becoming green in winter: fls. small, yellowish. Macedonia.—A. lúcida. Linn. f. Fls. white: Iva. shining, obovate, clasping. There is a variegated form. Eu.—A. mollis, Stev. Fis. white: Lvs. pubescent, large-toothed, the lower ones rounded and long-stalked. Eu.—A. petraea. Lam. Fls. white: Lvs. toothed, the radical ones often parted, the st.-lvs. oblong- linear. Eu.—A. praecox, Waldst. & Kit.-A procurrens.—A. procurrens, Waldst. A Kit. Fls. while: Lvs. ciliate, those on the st. entire and sessile, the others stalked: .stoloniferous. A variegated var. Eu.—A. Stùrii, Hort. A compact but vigorous garden form with large clear white fls.—A. verna, R. Br. Annual, hairy: fls. large, purple: Lvs. oblong-ovate to round-oblong, the upper ones clasping, rather coarse-toothed. Eu. B.M. 3331. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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