The century supplement to the dictionary of gardening, a practical and scientific encyclopaedia of horticulture for gardeners and botanists . or berry-like, armed with long spines, one- tothree-celled. Leaves palmately five- to lobata, the only species calling for mention here, is ahardy, nearly glabrous climber, thriving in a moist, richsoil. Propagated by seeds. E. lobata (lobed). Jl. greenish-white, small; sterile racemes often1ft. lung. July to September, /r. nearly 2in. long, armed withweak prickles; seeds ^in. long. /. membranous, nmcronatelydenticulate; lobes triangular.
The century supplement to the dictionary of gardening, a practical and scientific encyclopaedia of horticulture for gardeners and botanists . or berry-like, armed with long spines, one- tothree-celled. Leaves palmately five- to lobata, the only species calling for mention here, is ahardy, nearly glabrous climber, thriving in a moist, richsoil. Propagated by seeds. E. lobata (lobed). Jl. greenish-white, small; sterile racemes often1ft. lung. July to September, /r. nearly 2in. long, armed withweak prickles; seeds ^in. long. /. membranous, nmcronatelydenticulate; lobes triangular. North America. (R. H. 1895,p. 9, f. 1.) ECHINOFS. The species number about seventy, and are distributed over South Europe, tropical and NoiihAfrica, and Asia, as far as Japan. ECHINOFSIS. The growing and resting seasons forEcliinopsis are the same as for Echinocactus^ and we maytherefore refer to what is said nnder that genus for generalhints with regard to the cnltivation of EchinopsU in thiscountry. None of the species require to be grafted to growfreely and remain healthy, aa the stems are all robust Vol. V. Echinopsis— Fig. 363. Echikopsis Evkiesii enough and of sufficient size to take care of only danger is in keeping the plants too moist inwinter, for although a little water now and again keepsthe stems fresh and green, it deprives them of that rest
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