Lexic.us

Definition of Bloomeria

1. Noun. Small genus of bulbous perennial herbs of southwestern United States and Mexico; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bloomeria

Literary usage of Bloomeria

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"After ripening, it is best to dig and replant in fall. The seeds grow readily, and _ the plants 341. Bloomeria áurea (X Ю. flower in 3 to 4 years. áurea, ..."

2. A Flora of Western Middle California by Willis Linn Jepson (1911)
"Bloomeria Kell. Scape from a fibrous-coated corm. ... GOLDEN Bloomeria. Scapes 6 to 9 in. high, minutely scabrous ; leaves 2, one of them as long as the ..."

3. Luther Burbank: His Methods and Discoveries and Their Practical Application by Luther Burbank, John Whitson, Robert John, Henry Smith Williams, Luther Burbank Society (1914)
"I have grown the Bloomeria aurea extensively, and have made minor improvements in it through selection. The plant has a bulb like the brodiaea, growing deep ..."

4. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Mary Elizabeth Parsons (1906)
"Bloomeria aurea, Kell. Lily Family. Bulb.—Six lines in diameter. Leaf. ... blossom out anew and twinkle with millions of the golden stars of the bloomeria. ..."

5. Luther Burbank: His Methods and Discoveries and Their Practical Application by Luther Burbank, John Whitson, Robert John, Henry Smith Williams, Luther Burbank Society (1914)
"OTHER NEGLECTED LILIES There are two allied tribes of plants known as Bloomeria and Brevoortia, respectively, that are closely related to the brodiaea, ..."

6. A Practical Guide to Garden Plants by John Weathers (1901)
"Bloomeria.—A small genus closely related to ... with its relation Bloomeria áurea, and receive similar treatment with that and the ..."

7. California Trees and Flowers: Descriptions of the Wild Flowers, Ornamental by Orcutt Seed and Plant Company (1891)
"Bloomeria is a genus of beautiful liliaceous plants related to Brodiaea, and peculiar to California. B. AUREA Kellogg. The broad glossy leaf three or four ..."

8. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"After ripening, it is best to dig and replant in fall. The seeds grow readily, and _ the plants 341. Bloomeria áurea (X Ю. flower in 3 to 4 years. áurea, ..."

9. A Flora of Western Middle California by Willis Linn Jepson (1911)
"Bloomeria Kell. Scape from a fibrous-coated corm. ... GOLDEN Bloomeria. Scapes 6 to 9 in. high, minutely scabrous ; leaves 2, one of them as long as the ..."

10. Luther Burbank: His Methods and Discoveries and Their Practical Application by Luther Burbank, John Whitson, Robert John, Henry Smith Williams, Luther Burbank Society (1914)
"I have grown the Bloomeria aurea extensively, and have made minor improvements in it through selection. The plant has a bulb like the brodiaea, growing deep ..."

11. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Mary Elizabeth Parsons (1906)
"Bloomeria aurea, Kell. Lily Family. Bulb.—Six lines in diameter. Leaf. ... blossom out anew and twinkle with millions of the golden stars of the bloomeria. ..."

12. Luther Burbank: His Methods and Discoveries and Their Practical Application by Luther Burbank, John Whitson, Robert John, Henry Smith Williams, Luther Burbank Society (1914)
"OTHER NEGLECTED LILIES There are two allied tribes of plants known as Bloomeria and Brevoortia, respectively, that are closely related to the brodiaea, ..."

13. A Practical Guide to Garden Plants by John Weathers (1901)
"Bloomeria.—A small genus closely related to ... with its relation Bloomeria áurea, and receive similar treatment with that and the ..."

14. California Trees and Flowers: Descriptions of the Wild Flowers, Ornamental by Orcutt Seed and Plant Company (1891)
"Bloomeria is a genus of beautiful liliaceous plants related to Brodiaea, and peculiar to California. B. AUREA Kellogg. The broad glossy leaf three or four ..."

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