Littonia

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Read about Littonia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Littonia (Dr. Samuel Litton, professor of botany in Dublin). Liliaceae. One species is one of the so-called climbing lilies. Tender, tuberous plants: fls. 6-parted, but in Littonia the segms. are not reflexed like a cyclamen, as in Gloriosa (which is another climbing lily), nodding, bell- shaped, orange or yellow, mostly 1 in. or more across; segms. oblong, acuminate; stamens 6, attached at base of perianth-segms.: caps. 3-celled; seeds scarlet or brown, about the size of a sweet pea, round, arranged in 2 series.—Species about 6, Arabia, S. Afr. and Trop. Afr.; most of them are erect not climbing herbs. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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