. 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. CARLUDOVICA CARNATION 247 35-40 species and 4 genera (Stelestylis, Carludovica, Ludovia, Cyclanthus); it is often united witli tlie Pan- danaceee or screw pine family. £,. jj. B. Carludovica palmata is tlie species most frequently met with under cultivation. Under favorable conditions it grows to a height of ab
. 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. CARLUDOVICA CARNATION 247 35-40 species and 4 genera (Stelestylis, Carludovica, Ludovia, Cyclanthus); it is often united witli tlie Pan- danaceee or screw pine family. £,. jj. B. Carludovica palmata is tlie species most frequently met with under cultivation. Under favorable conditions it grows to a height of about 8 feet. All of the kinds need stove treatment during the winter months ; in summer they may be used for subtropical bedding with good results. They have a certain palm-like appear- ance, but the leaves are of a softer texture than any of the palms. They may be propagated by division, choos- ing the early spring for the operation. C. palmafa seeds freely. The fruit, when ripe, has an ornamental appear- ance for a short time after bursting open. The seeds are very small, and should be carefully washed free from. 365. Carludovica palmata. the pulp, and sown on the surface of a pan of finely chopped sphagnum moss. Germination takes place in two weeks from sowing if kept in a brisk, moist heat. The species are not particular as to soil, but the drain- age must be perfect, as the plants require an abundance of water when growing. q_ -w. Oliver. A. J>vs. S-5-lobed. palmata, Ruiz & Pav. Pig. 365. No trunk : petioles 3-6 ft. long, glabrous, terete and unarmed ; blades 4-lobed, the lobes again cut into narrow segments, dark green, gracefully spreading, and drooping at the mar- gin. Peru. 1861, p. 10.—The common species, and a very useful plant. Panama hats are made from this plant. rotundifdlia, H. Wendl. Much like the last, but more compact under cult., owing to the shorter petioles, but growing much larger: petiole distinctly pubescent: leaf-blade large and orbicular
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