. 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. MEDIXILLA species described below are glabrous, witU opposite, sessile Ivs. and long, terminal, pendulous, bracted pani- cles, with floral parts in 5's. * A. Fls. coral-red or rosy pink. magnifica, Lindl. Figs. 1385-G. Lvs. with9-13nerves, which run from various points
. 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. MEDIXILLA species described below are glabrous, witU opposite, sessile Ivs. and long, terminal, pendulous, bracted pani- cles, with floral parts in 5's. * A. Fls. coral-red or rosy pink. magnifica, Lindl. Figs. 1385-G. Lvs. with9-13nerves, which run from various points along the midrib to the margin or apex, ovate or ovate-oblong: bracts 1-4 in. long. Philippines. 4533. 6:572 and 9:968 (splendid). Gn. 51. p. 394. II. 2:421. 1857, pp. 319, 343, and IS'Jil. ]â¢]>. KG. 7 interesting features â ,ir>- tIm' whirried branches, each one 4-ridged or wingeil. thr .Ims,. ring of short, fleshy processes at the joints lât\ lvs. It can be propa- gated by seeds or cuttings of young wood in heat. AA. Fls. white. Curtisil, Hook. Lvs with 2 nerves beside the midrib which run from the base to the apex of the leaf: bracts about 3 lines long. Sumatra. 6730. II. 20:621.âJohn Saul says it blooms in autumn. ^_ jj Medinilla magnifica is a fine stove plant, even when not in flower. It remains in bloom from April to July. The writer has kept a tree-shaped specimen for MELALEUCA it fi-f. '"'â -'â â "''â "'â "" â ,..,, ,1, ., ,1 its thick, fleshy ?;'t>l;'''' â I : :: -: .1-1 in germination. In, I . , ; '^ : . iâ. wholly indehis- cent. â I 1m ;. :,i, ii,. -iâ , ;, , ,!, ,, , ilâ.,l in the Botany of California. One of ihise, M. Calif6niica, Terr. (Echinocxjslis fabacea, Naud.), is sometimes grown in fine collections and botanic gardens. It is a tendril- climber, reaching 20 to 30 ft. in its native haunts: lvs. deeply 5-1-lobed: fls. moncecious: f
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