. 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. 601. Cucurbita maxima, 602. Staminate flow^er of Cucurbita maxima— Hubbard Sauash (X %). grown from seed and treated as tender annuals, but C. ignea is chiefly prop, by cuttings. They are of easy cul- ture, and the whole series is worth growing. In addition to the species described below, C. ITookeridna, Walp.,
. 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. 601. Cucurbita maxima, 602. Staminate flow^er of Cucurbita maxima— Hubbard Sauash (X %). grown from seed and treated as tender annuals, but C. ignea is chiefly prop, by cuttings. They are of easy cul- ture, and the whole series is worth growing. In addition to the species described below, C. ITookeridna, Walp., is cult, as G. Bcezlii, Carr. It has lanceolate Ivs., with vermilion and orange calyx. 1877:470. Petals 6, hilt very minute and inconspicuous. microp6tala, HBK. (CJminens, Planch. & Linden). Stem shrub- by, more or less branched : 1-2 ft. high: branches and calyx sca- brous : Ivs. oblong - lanceolate, acute at both ends, but without a dis- tinct petiole, rigid, scabrous: fls. borne singly in succession at a point above the axils, which distinguishes this spe- cies from all others here described; petals 6, minute, borne between the calyx teeth, and shorter than them ; calyx 12-. 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 Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954 ed; Miller, Wilhelm, b. 1869, joint author. New York [etc. ] The Macmillan company
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