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− | Cantua (from Cantu, Peruvian name). Pole- moniaceae. Showy flowering shrubs, with variable foliage, in greenhouses, and out-of-doors far South.
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− | Flowers corymbose; calyx campanulate, of 5 (rarely 3) sepals, which are much shorter than the long tubular corolla; stamens inserted at the base of the corolla, but exceeding it in length.-Six species in S. Amer. One kind is recommended in Eu. as a coolhouse shrub. No tenderer than fuchsias. Prop. by cuttings in sand under a bell-jar.
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| + | Cantua (from Cantu, Peruvian name). Polemoniaceae. Showy flowering shrubs, with variable foliage, in greenhouses, and out-of-doors far South.{{SCH}} |
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| + | Flowers corymbose; calyx campanulate, of 5 (rarely 3) sepals, which are much shorter than the long tubular corolla; stamens inserted at the base of the corolla, but exceeding it in length{{SCH}}.-Six species in S. Amer. One kind is recommended in Eu. as a coolhouse shrub. No tenderer than fuchsias. Prop. by cuttings in sand under a bell-jar.{{SCH}} |
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| ==Cultivation== | | ==Cultivation== |