Archive image from page 387 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom cyclopediaofamer06bail Year: 1906 2010 ZINGIBER ZINNIA Britain imported 5,000,000 pounds of Ginger valued at $620,000. Medicinal Ginger is prepared from the dried 'root;' condimental Ginger from the green
Archive image from page 387 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom cyclopediaofamer06bail Year: 1906 2010 ZINGIBER ZINNIA Britain imported 5,000,000 pounds of Ginger valued at $620,000. Medicinal Ginger is prepared from the dried 'root;' condimental Ginger from the green. Candied Ginger is made from carefully selected, succulent young rhizomes which are washed and peeled and then pre- served in jars of syrup. Housewives often preserve their own Ginger; it is important to have the hands pro- tected while scraping the roots or they will 'burn' for days. Ginger probably could be cultivated commer- cially in southern Florida and California. In Florida it thrives in rich soil and partial shade, and the roots can be dug and used at any time. The plant is cultivated 2791. Zingiber officinale commercially even in localities where it is necessary to lift the roots and store them over the cool season, as in the lower Himalayas. In the West Indies Ginger may be cultivated up to an altitude of 3,500 feet. Zingibers are occasionally cultivated as stove decora- tive plants. The shoots having a reed-like appearance, they may often be used to good advantage in arranging plants for artistic effects. They are of the easiest cul- ture. Propagation is effected by division of the rhizomes in spring. These should be potted in fibrous loam to which a third of well-decomposed cow or sheep i
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