. 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, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom . ous, oblong, obliquely bifid at the apex: ra-ceme dense, cylindrical, pendulous: fls. white, fragrant;sepals ovate-oblong, somewhat incurved; petals nar-rower, oblong-spatulate; labellum oblong-obovate, witha thick blunt apiculus, saccate toward the apex; spurblunt; disk with a sin
. 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, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom . ous, oblong, obliquely bifid at the apex: ra-ceme dense, cylindrical, pendulous: fls. white, fragrant;sepals ovate-oblong, somewhat incurved; petals nar-rower, oblong-spatulate; labellum oblong-obovate, witha thick blunt apiculus, saccate toward the apex; spurblunt; disk with a single thickened line. Malay 5433. 23:2412. The racemes grow to a Heinrich arundinacea, var. varie- length of 2 feet. RIBBON GRASS. gata. RIBBON TREE. Plagianthus. RIBES (said to have come from tlie German riebs, avernacular name for currant). Saxifragiiceit. Currantand Gooseberry. Shrubs, often spiny and prickly, withsimple, alternate, palniately veined lvs.: fls. 5-, rarely4-parted, borne singly or in racemes; calyx-tube co-herent with ovary; lobes commonly colored petals;usually small, borne on throat of calyx, alternatingwith stamens: fr. a berry, tipped with remains ofcalyx. Fig. 2118. Largely North American, althoughwell represented in Europe, Asia and South 1 i Flowers of the Currant RISES RIBES 1531 Species fiO to 70. For culture, see Currant and Goose-berry. Cuttings of hard wood in autumn or spring;mound-layers in summer; new varieties by seeds. SeeThory, Monographic ou Histoire Natui-elle du GenreGrosseillier; Card, Bush-Fruits (from wliich , 2122, 2121-(i are taken). Aside from domestic Currantsand Gooseberries (which see inVols. I and II), Ribes containsfew plants that are generallyprized for cultivation. The most[Hipular ornamental species is theliutTalo Currant, aurexim,wiiich is hardy and productiveeverywhere. The hybrid li. Gor-donia)iHm is also popular for itslong clusters of bright pink flow-ers, i
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