. 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. anthers 2-t, on a staminal column ;fertile fls. with 2 united iieshy sepals, subtended by bract, and solitary ov:iry, witli :i stylis : fr. ;isubglobose drupe, with a tlatteni-il ami irulat, ^i,. species or distinct forms in tn.|iiral Imtmany of them are evidently fornix d tin-
. 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. anthers 2-t, on a staminal column ;fertile fls. with 2 united iieshy sepals, subtended by bract, and solitary ov:iry, witli :i stylis : fr. ;isubglobose drupe, with a tlatteni-il ami irulat, ^i,. species or distinct forms in tn.|iiral Imtmany of them are evidently fornix d tin- dis-tributed C. Parelra, Linn. This plant, as V. helernphuH,DC, and under other names is cult, in S. Fla. and thetropics. It is known as Velvet-leap and PareibaBrava. It is an exceedingly variable vine, with downy,round-cordate or peltate Ivs., the sterils fls. in stalkedcorymbs and the fertile in large-bracted racemes, and ahairy, nearly globular, red fruit. It occurs in all tropicalcountries. L. H. B. CiSSUS (Greek name of ivy). VitAcem. Very likeVitis, but differing in having the parts of the flower in4s, the corolla not falling oflf as a cap, and the diskabout the ovary ring-like or cup-like. Ampelopsis isdistinguished fls. and the absence of a However, certain 5-merous, disk-bear-ing species are referred in this book toAmpelopsis (C. Ainpelopsis=X. eor-data, C. stans=A. arborea). Cissushas a wide range and many speciesin warm countries. The latest mono-grapher (Planehon, DC. 5) recognizes 212 species. Foli-age often fleshy, but in most of the cult,species usually thin and handsomelycolored or variegated. The species ofCissus are handsome, tall-climbing,tendril-bearing vines, of easy cultiva-tion. A. Lrs. fleshy, 3-lobed or , Linn. Low climber, with slender and striatesomewhat fleshy glabrous liraiuOu-s : Ifts. or leaf-divi-sions rather small, ,iih ai. ami >liarply toothednear the apex : fls. small i umbe
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