. 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. 2786. Zclkova acuminata (X K). glabrous above at length, pubescent on the veins be- neath, %~3 in. long. April, May. Caucasus. Gn. 24, p. 371. Z. Japdnica, Dipp., not Miq., is an imperfectly known spe- 2787. Forced plant of Zenobia speciosa, ZENdBIA (after Zenobia, queen of Palmyra, who lived in the third centu
. 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. 2786. Zclkova acuminata (X K). glabrous above at length, pubescent on the veins be- neath, %~3 in. long. April, May. Caucasus. Gn. 24, p. 371. Z. Japdnica, Dipp., not Miq., is an imperfectly known spe- 2787. Forced plant of Zenobia speciosa, ZENdBIA (after Zenobia, queen of Palmyra, who lived in the third century; a fanciful allusion to her having been chained as was Andromeda, whose name is commemorated by a closely allied genus). £j'ric(icecp. Ornamental low deciduous or half-evergreen shrub, with alternate, short-petioled, simple and white, campanu- late, nodding flowers arranged in clusters along the last year's branches. Hardy as far north as Mass., and a very handsome shrub for borders of shrubberies, par- ticularly when in bloom; the glaucous form is one of the most conspicuous shrubs with light-colored foliage. Zenobia is also recommended for forcing. It thrives best in a sandy or peaty soil. Prop, by seeds sown in spring and by layers; also by greenwood cuttings from forced plants. See, also, Avdronieda and Pieris for culture. Monotypic genus native of N. America, closely allied to Andromeda aud Pieris but chiefly distinguished by the open-campanulate fls. and 4-awned anthers; calyx 5-lobed, with short valvate lobes; corolla cam- panulate, as broad as high, obtusely 5-lobed; stamens 10; anthers with 4 slender awns: capsule depressed globose, obscurely 5-lobed, somewhat carinate at the dorsal sutures, dehiscent into 5 valves: seeds numer- ous, small, oval, angled. speciosa, Don [Andrdmeda speciosa, Michx. A. con- siiiefolia, Vent.). Pigs. 2787, 2788. Shrub, 2-4 ft. high, with upright or arching branches: quite glabrous: Ivs. oval to oblong, obtuse or acutish, crenulate or fi
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