. 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. Dieffenbachia picta, var. Bausei. and only slightly moist, every piece will send out a shoot, and from the base of this shoot roots will be pro- duced. These can be potted up as soon as roots have formed. 709. Dieffenbachia Seguine. var. nobilis. Var. Bailsei, Engl.(X>.5a&seJ,Eegel). Blade nearl
. 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. Dieffenbachia picta, var. Bausei. and only slightly moist, every piece will send out a shoot, and from the base of this shoot roots will be pro- duced. These can be potted up as soon as roots have formed. 709. Dieffenbachia Seguine. var. nobilis. Var. Bailsei, Engl.(X>.5a&seJ,Eegel). Blade nearly or completely yellowish green, with obscurely green-spotted margins and scattered white spots. 26:338. Var. Shuttleworthiana, Engl. [D. Shuttleworthiana, Bull). Blade pale green along the midrib. Seguine, Schott. Lvs. green, with white, more or less confluent stripes and spots, oblong or ovate oblong, rounded or slightly cordate or subacute at the base, nar- rowed toward the apex, short cuspidate; primary veins 9-15, the lower spreading, the upper remote and as- cending. Lowe 14 (as var. maculata). W. Indies.— Called "Dumb Plant"because those who chew it some- times lose the power of speech for several days. Var. Barraquiniilna, Engl. (Z>. Barraquinidna,Yerseh. & Lem. C. gigantia, Versch.). Petioles and midribs al- most entirely white; blade with scattered white spots. LH. 11:387; 13:470,471. Var. n6bilis, Engl. (X).»(i6i;c,Hort.). Pig. 709. Blade elliptical, acute, dull green with dirty green spots. Brazil. Var. liturita, Engl. (X). Liopoldii, Bull. Z>. Wallisi, Lind.). Blade dark green, with a rather broad, yellowish green, ragged-margined stripe along the midrib; spathe glaucous. 17:11. , Var. irrorata, Engl. (X). irrordta, Schott. J). Bait- manni, Hort.). Ijvs. large and bright green, blotched and sprinkled with white. Brazil. The above are the recognized type species. The fol- lowing are in the Amer. trade. Probably some or all
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