Oligobotrya

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Read about Oligobotrya in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Oligobotrya (few clusters). Liliaceae. One species, in China, intermediate between Smilacina and Polygonatum. It is an erect herb, 3 ft. and more tall, adapted (in England) to a shady moist border such as is suited to hardy cypripediums. O. Henryi, Baker, is the species: Lvs. ovate-oblong or ovate, alternate, sessile or short-stalked, many-nerved, pubescent, about 4 in. long: fls. white or pale yellow, in terminal simple or branching racemes; perianth-tube cylindric, ⅓ in. long, the 6 broad lobes shorter and spreading; stamens joined to throat of corolla, the filaments very short; ovary ovoid, the stigma 3-lobed. B.M. 8238. Var. violacea, C. H. Wright, has a violet perianth-tube and paler lobes. B.M. 8238. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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