. The families of flowering plants. Plants; Phanerogams. 222 FAMILIES OF FLOWEEING PLANTS. Fig. 191. The Indian Hemp or Dogbane {Apocynum cannabinum). (After Dodge, Rep't. No. 9, U. S. Dept. of Agric ) few instances the fruits are edible. Many climbing shrubs, like Alkn- manda and JEcMtes, have handsome flowers, and are familiar in green- house cultivation. The principal representative in our territory is the genus Apocy- nvm, known as dogbane. It has rather attractive small pink flowers, succeeded by long narrow fruits with winged seeds. A. cannabinum, one of the plants called Indian hemp, fu
. The families of flowering plants. Plants; Phanerogams. 222 FAMILIES OF FLOWEEING PLANTS. Fig. 191. The Indian Hemp or Dogbane {Apocynum cannabinum). (After Dodge, Rep't. No. 9, U. S. Dept. of Agric ) few instances the fruits are edible. Many climbing shrubs, like Alkn- manda and JEcMtes, have handsome flowers, and are familiar in green- house cultivation. The principal representative in our territory is the genus Apocy- nvm, known as dogbane. It has rather attractive small pink flowers, succeeded by long narrow fruits with winged seeds. A. cannabinum, one of the plants called Indian hemp, furnishes a good tough fiber (Fig. 191).. 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 Pollard, Charles Louis, 1872-. Washington, D. C. , The Plant World Co
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