. 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. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. 278 CERATOZAMIA CERCOCARPUS long or more, lanceolate : cones produced annually on separate plants; female cones 9-12 in. long, 4-G in. thick, the scales 2-horned ; male cones narrower, longer, on a hairy stalk, the sc
. 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. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. 278 CERATOZAMIA CERCOCARPUS long or more, lanceolate : cones produced annually on separate plants; female cones 9-12 in. long, 4-G in. thick, the scales 2-horned ; male cones narrower, longer, on a hairy stalk, the scales with two small teeth. Mex. Gn. 9, pp. 308, 309.âAn excellent decorative plant, best grown in sandy loam. Give freely of water and heat in spring and summer, but keep cooler and dryer in winter. H. A. SiEBRECHT and W. M. CEECIDIPH'tLLUM (Cercis and phyllon, leaf; the Ivs. resemble those of Cercis). TrochodendrAcece. Tree, with deciduous, usually opposite, petioled and palmately nerved Ivs.: fls. dioecious, inconspicuous, apetalous, soli- tary, staminate nearly sessile, bearing numerous stamens with slender filaments, pistillate pedicelled, consisting of 3-5 carpels,ending in long, purplish styles and developing into about %in. long, dehiscent pods, with many seeds. One species in Japan. Hardy, ornamental, shrubby tree of pyramidal and, when young, almost fastigiate hal>it, with handsome, light green foliage, purplish when un- folding, turning bright yellow or partially scarlet in fall. It prefers rich and moist soil, and grows rapidly when young. Prop, by seeds, sown in spring, and by green- wood-cuttings, taken from forced plants in early spring, or by layers ; cuttings from half-ripened wood in sum- mer, under glass, grow also, but not very well. Jap6nicum, Sieb. & Zucc. Bushy tree, usually 20-30 ft., but sometimes rising to 100 ft., with slender, glabrous branches : Ivs. opposite, occasionally alternate, slender petioled, cordate, orbicular or broadly ovate, obtu
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