. Some ornamental shrubs for the Tropics. Shrubs Tropics. 118 CIRCULAR 34, FEDERAL EXPERIMENT STATION. Figure 74, A.—The fernleaf polyscias, Polyscias filicifolia, has deeply cut leaflets with a fernlike texture. The young leaves are yellow at first, later turning green. B.—On young plants, leaflets are deeply cut but become wider on leaves of old plants. The leaves are compound with wide leaflets. The terminal leaflets are larger than the laterals. The leaflet margins are finely toothed in most varieties. Propagation is by stem cuttings; even large branches will Please note that these


. Some ornamental shrubs for the Tropics. Shrubs Tropics. 118 CIRCULAR 34, FEDERAL EXPERIMENT STATION. Figure 74, A.—The fernleaf polyscias, Polyscias filicifolia, has deeply cut leaflets with a fernlike texture. The young leaves are yellow at first, later turning green. B.—On young plants, leaflets are deeply cut but become wider on leaves of old plants. The leaves are compound with wide leaflets. The terminal leaflets are larger than the laterals. The leaflet margins are finely toothed in most varieties. Propagation is by stem cuttings; even large branches will 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 Hume, Edward Putnam, 1911-. [Washington : U. S. Govt. Print. Off. ]


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