. 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. Gardening. GaudichaudUna, Kunth (C. vulg&ris, Pries, var. GaudichaiidiAna, Boott). Culms erect, 1-2 ft.: lvs. long and grass-like : staminate tls. in terminal spikes ; pis- tillate fls. in 2-3 cylindrical, sessile or subsessile spikes : ^ perigynium lenticular, small, P'' very short beaked, obscurely 2- / toothed, fin
. 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. Gardening. GaudichaudUna, Kunth (C. vulg&ris, Pries, var. GaudichaiidiAna, Boott). Culms erect, 1-2 ft.: lvs. long and grass-like : staminate tls. in terminal spikes ; pis- tillate fls. in 2-3 cylindrical, sessile or subsessile spikes : ^ perigynium lenticular, small, P'' very short beaked, obscurely 2- / toothed, finely nerved, longer than the narrow scale. Austral., N. for bog planting. Fr43eri, Andrews. Lvs. 1 in. or more broad, stiff, but with no midnerve, flat and thick, evergreen : culm 16 in. or less high, bearing at its summit a single whitish spike which is staminate at top : perigynium ovoid, thin and -inflated. Rich mountain woods, Va. 1391 as C. Fraseriana. — Rare, and a very remarkable plant. L. H. B. CAEiCA (a geographical name). Passiftorcicece. Papaw. Small trees, mostly with un- trunks, the juice miliiv. Lvs. iii-ar the top of the ously ,. soft, long-stalked: plant usually dia-cious: fls. in Tacemes from the leaf-axils, the staminate funnel-shaped and bearing 10 anthers on the throat, the pistillate larger and with 5 distinct petals and 1 pistil with 5-rayed stigma. There are about 20 species, in tropical Amer. They have somewhat the aspect of palms. Under glass in frosty countries, the common C. Pa- paya is frequent, and is grown for its foliage and interesting habit (FiL'. iiiW). In frost- ier- r.,untries, this spe- cie s is grown for its fruit (Fig. 364), which is oblong or egg- shaped, a foot or so long, orange - yellow when ripe, thick-skin- ned, with many small black seeds. The young fruit is cooked and eaten, and the ripe fruit is eaten by na- tives. L. H. B. The soil most suited for Caricas is a rich loam, having perfect
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