Definition of Galtonia candicans

1. Noun. Southern African herb with white bell-shaped flowers.

Exact synonyms: Cape Hyacinth, Hyacinthus Candicans, Summer Hyacinth
Generic synonyms: Hyacinth

Lexicographical Neighbors of Galtonia Candicans

Gallophone
Galloway
Gallup
Gallup poll
Gallup polls
Gallus
Gallus gallus
Galo
Galois
Galois theory
Galsworthy
Galton
Galton's delta
Galton's law
Galtonia candicans
Galtonian-Fisher genetics
Galvani
Galveston
Galveston Bay
Galveston Island
Galway
Galway Bay
Galway hooker
Galway hookers
Galwegian
Galwegians
Galápagos Islands
Galápagos hawk
Galápagos hawks

Literary usage of Galtonia candicans

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

1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
"Summer hyacinth, galtonia candicans. Garcinia is a polymorphous genus of upward of 150 species in the tropics of Asia, Africa and Polynesia. ..."

2. Botanical Gazette by University of Chicago, JSTOR (Organization) (1918)
"Le Botaniste 10:1-385. pis. i-gi. 1907. 23. DIGBY, L., Observations on "chromatin bodies" and their relation to the nucleolus in galtonia candicans ..."

3. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1901)
"galtonia candicans—SELF-FERTILIZATION AND GROWTH- ENERGY. Noting from the abundance of seed vessels on this plant that it was a self-fertilizer, ..."

4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"Go/ох aphylla.—A neat little rock plant, 6 to 8 in. high, with pretty round leaves and white flowers. Requires moist peaty soil. galtonia candicans. ..."

5. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"Of easiest culture from seeds in sunny places, and most excellent for ribbon borders and for low mass effects. Continuous bloomer. LHB galtonia candicans. ..."

6. An Introduction to Cytology by Lester Whyland Sharp (1921)
"A loosely paired arrangement of the chromosomes in the somatic cells of plants has been reported by Strasburger (1905, 1907, 1910) for galtonia candicans, ..."

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