Definition of Galtonia

1. a lily [n -S] - See also: lily

Lexicographical Neighbors of Galtonia

galopping
galops
galore
galore(ip)
galores
galosh
galoshe
galoshed
galoshes
galoshing
galowses
galpal
galpals
gals
galsome
galtonia (current term)
galtonian
galtonian genetics
galtonian inheritance
galtonian trait
galtonias
galumph
galumphed
galumphing
galumphingly
galumphs
galut
galuth
galuths
galuts

Literary usage of Galtonia

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

1. Bulb Gardening by Mary Hampden (1922)
"CHAPTER VII HARDY LILIES, THE galtonia AND HARDY GLADIOLI ' Before the feet of the dew There came a call I knew, Luring me into the garden Where the tall ..."

2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1905)
"galtonia seems to be a very favorable form for study since the gametophyte number of chromosomes is only six and the structures are exceptionally clearly ..."

3. The Garden: An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Gardening in All Its Branches by Esther Baldwin York (1906)
"THE galtonia (HYACINTHUS) CANDICANS. THE bulbs of this handsome plant should be ... So soon as the spikes of the galtonia cease to be attractive the faded ..."

4. Bulb Gardening by Mary Hampden (1922)
"CHAPTER VII HARDY LILIES, THE galtonia AND HARDY GLADIOLI ' Before the feet of the dew There came a call I knew, Luring me into the garden Where the tall ..."

5. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1905)
"galtonia seems to be a very favorable form for study since the gametophyte number of chromosomes is only six and the structures are exceptionally clearly ..."

6. The Garden: An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Gardening in All Its Branches by Esther Baldwin York (1906)
"THE galtonia (HYACINTHUS) CANDICANS. THE bulbs of this handsome plant should be ... So soon as the spikes of the galtonia cease to be attractive the faded ..."

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