. 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; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. 1994 XANTHORKHCEA plants of the general appearance described above: peri- anth persistent, of 6 distinct segments, the 3 outer glume-like, erect, concave or almost hooded, 3- or 5- nerved, the 3 inner much thinner, usually 5-nerved. erect, but more or less protruded be
. 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; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. 1994 XANTHORKHCEA plants of the general appearance described above: peri- anth persistent, of 6 distinct segments, the 3 outer glume-like, erect, concave or almost hooded, 3- or 5- nerved, the 3 inner much thinner, usually 5-nerved. erect, but more or less protruded beyond the outer seg- ments into a short, hyaline or white, petal-like, spread- ing lamina. Flora Australiensis 7 XANTHORBHIZA BB. Spike iyi-2 ft. long. histilis, Lvs. 3-4 ft. long, 2-3 lines broad: scape often 6- S it. long, not counting the spike. Readily distinguished by the dense, rusty tomentum covering the ends of the bracts and outer perianth-segments. 4722. III. 17:196. 9:868. AA. Tntnlc becoming 5 or 6, oi even 15 ft. long. Preissil, Endl. Lvs. 2-4 ft. long, 1-2 lines broad, rigid, very brittle when young: scapes 2-6 ft. long, in- cluding the spike, which occupies one-half to nearly all its length. 6933. w. M. XANTHOERHtZA (Greek, yellow root). Often s-peWeA Zanthorrhiza. Banuncuhlcea. A genus of only one species, native in the eastern United States from New York to Florida. Plant shrubby: lvs. pinnate or bipiunate: Us. in drooping racemes or panicles; sepals 5, petal-like, deciduous ; petals 5, smaller than the sepals, and 2-lobed; stamens .5-10; carpels 5-10, ses- sile, forming only one-seeded follicles, one ovule of each usually not maturing. The plants are cult, mostly for their handsome foliage, which is much like that of Acta>a, and which changes to a beautiful golden color in the autumn. The plants will grow readily in any good soil but usually prefer damp and shady places, although it often thrives in loose, sandy soil. Propagat
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