. The standard cyclopedia of horticulture; a discussion, for the amateur, and the professional and commercial grower, of the kinds, characteristics and methods of cultivation of the species of plants grown in the regions of the United States and Canada for ornament, for fancy, for fruit and for vegetables; with keys to the natural families and genera, descriptions of the horticultural capabilities of the states and provinces and dependent islands, and sketches of eminent horticulturists . eatment as thosegenera. These plants are evergreen, often beautifully varie-gated. Aglaonemas may be divid
. The standard cyclopedia of horticulture; a discussion, for the amateur, and the professional and commercial grower, of the kinds, characteristics and methods of cultivation of the species of plants grown in the regions of the United States and Canada for ornament, for fancy, for fruit and for vegetables; with keys to the natural families and genera, descriptions of the horticultural capabilities of the states and provinces and dependent islands, and sketches of eminent horticulturists . eatment as thosegenera. These plants are evergreen, often beautifully varie-gated. Aglaonemas may be divided, or cuttings may betaken from plants that become too tall and weak. Ineither case the cuttings and divisions should be putinto the s;ind-bed previous to potting, to develop newroots. All of the kinds will succeed in fibrous loamenriched wWh rotted manure, with the addition of amoderate ([uantity of leaf-mold, sand, and some crushedcharcoal. (G. W. Oliver.) pictum, Kunth. Dwarf: lvs. somewhat unequilateral,oblong or elliptic, ovate (4-7 in. long and 2-3 in. wide),verj dark green, blotched with white, the central mark-ings usually extending the whole length of the midrib:spathe white or whitish, 1-1,2 in. long. 29 •240 AGLAONEMA AGROSTIS nebuldsum, Br. Sonunvhat larger; Ivs. narrower(.>-S in. long. 1 •> in. or ;.! witii^), more acuniiiiatc, themarkings rathor more Kroken anil not so continuovisalong the midrib. 34:24. ItiiUtil, anil. 146. Aglaonema costatum. ( X i) 7:961 (as A. pictum).—This and A. pictum are con-fused in the trade. Both species deserve more attentionthan they have received in this country. costatum, Veitch. Fig. 146. Very dwarf and com-pact : Ivs. heart-shaped, thick, 3 in. wide, one-thirdlonger than wide, seldom exceeding 5 in. long, darkshining green, with midrib ivory-white and scatter-ing blotches of white. Holds its tufted Ivs. throughthe winter. Moluccas. III. 63:225. A. commuiatum, .Schott. Lv
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