. Some ornamental shrubs for the Tropics. Shrubs Tropics. 74 CIRCULAR 34, FEDERAL EXPERIMENT STATION The 2- to 3-inch opposite dark green leaves are prominently veined on the upper surface. The lower surface is covered with minute glands which give it a lighter cast. The usual leaf outline is variable sometimes having distinct lobes. The tip is bluntly pointed. The seedling foliage is quite different with deeply lobed leaves. Gmelinas are propagated from seed. In fact, volunteer seedlings spring up in mats under mature shrubs. Graptophyllum pictum (L.) Griff. Synonym: G. hortense Nees Caricatu
. Some ornamental shrubs for the Tropics. Shrubs Tropics. 74 CIRCULAR 34, FEDERAL EXPERIMENT STATION The 2- to 3-inch opposite dark green leaves are prominently veined on the upper surface. The lower surface is covered with minute glands which give it a lighter cast. The usual leaf outline is variable sometimes having distinct lobes. The tip is bluntly pointed. The seedling foliage is quite different with deeply lobed leaves. Gmelinas are propagated from seed. In fact, volunteer seedlings spring up in mats under mature shrubs. Graptophyllum pictum (L.) Griff. Synonym: G. hortense Nees Caricature Plant "Cafe con Leche," "Cafe de Jardm" (fig. 43) Acanthaceae The caricature plant comes from New Guinea, The plant is well established in many warmer sections of the world. The name Graptophyllum is derived from two Greek words meaning writ- ing and leaf referring to the endless variations in the yellow-white markings on the leaves. Some strains also have red variegations. In partial shade it tends to be somewhat spindly, but in the open it forms an attractive spreading shrub reaching a height of 8 to 10 feet. It is poorly adapted to close Figure 43.—"Cafe con leche" or Graptophyllum pictum is a variegated leaf shrub. The purplish flowers shown in this photograph are shortlived and ineffective for display but branches last well in Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hume, Edward Putnam, 1911-. [Washington : U. S. Govt. Print. Off. ]
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