. The standard cyclopedia of horticulture; a discussion, for the amateur, and the professional and commercial grower, of the kinds, characteristics and methods of cultivation of the species of plants grown in the regions of the United States and Canada for ornament, for fancy, for fruit and for vegetables; with keys to the natural families and genera, descriptions of the horticultural capabilities of the states and provinces and dependent islands, and sketches of eminent horticulturists . spherical or obo-void, 3-5 in. diam., with a thick woody rind, greenuntil maturitj-, then taking on a gray
. The standard cyclopedia of horticulture; a discussion, for the amateur, and the professional and commercial grower, of the kinds, characteristics and methods of cultivation of the species of plants grown in the regions of the United States and Canada for ornament, for fancy, for fruit and for vegetables; with keys to the natural families and genera, descriptions of the horticultural capabilities of the states and provinces and dependent islands, and sketches of eminent horticulturists . spherical or obo-void, 3-5 in. diam., with a thick woody rind, greenuntil maturitj-, then taking on a gray color; cells offr. contain numerous smooth seeds; germination un-known.—Commonly planted in the villages of Nigeriaand the Gold Coast in Trop. \\. Afr. This species hasnot yet been intro. into cult., but it is to be hoped thatseeds will be secured from Afr. to permit its being testedas a stock for citrous frs. 111. Hooker, Ic. 37, pi. Soc. Bot. Fr. v. 58, Mem. 8d., pi. 1-2. gabonensis, Swingle. A little-known tree or shrub:Ivs. narrowly lanceolate, simple, with short petioles:vigorous young trees, when they have reached a heightofSoi 10ft.,begin to showtrifoliolate Ivs. with relativelysmall lateral Ifts. from one-third to one-half as long asthe terminal 1ft. and like it acute at both ends; terminalIft. sessile: fls. unknown: fr. nearly globular, slightly pear-shaped, with a thick woody rind.—The natives removethe contents through an opening at the stem end and use. 444 BALSAMOCITRUS BAMBOO the empty fr. as a powder-flask. Native to the Mfau orPalioxiin country in N. French Congo and S. Kanierunwhere the fr. is known to tlie French asf)oire a poudre (powder-flask). This species growsvery rapidly under greenliouse conditions. It has beengrafted successfully on the tabog iCIwlospennumglulinosa). a related tree native to the Philii)pines, andmay prove of value as a stock for citrous fruits on ac-count of its vigor and healthiness. 111. Bull. Fr.
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