bulbous

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Under this head may also be mentioned the fleshy bulbils that are found in the capsules of Crinum, Amaryllis, and Agave.

From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.

In truth, the two conditions merge one into the other, as in some begonias, where the ramenta often become leaf-like and bear small bulbils in the axil.

From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.

These bulbils are small bulb-like bodies, which, when sown and covered with soil as if they were large seeds, will develop into flowering bulbs in the course of two or three years.

From Beautiful Bulbous Plants For the Open Air by Weathers, John

The bulbils should not be detached from the stems until the latter are quite ripe, and the foliage shows signs of withering.

From Beautiful Bulbous Plants For the Open Air by Weathers, John

Useful as the offsets are for the purpose of increasing the stock, some kinds, notably bulbiferum, Browni, speciosum, and tigrinum, often develop what are called "bulbils" in the axils of the a�rial leaves.

From Beautiful Bulbous Plants For the Open Air by Weathers, John