. Ornamental shrubs of the United States (hardy, cultivated). Shrubs. HIBISCUS 81 pubfiscens, can be grown in Massachusetts) reduced to shrubs and bloom- ing when small. Loblolly or Tan 'Bat' (52) — Gordonia Lasiinthus — has a pointed pod and is fully evergreen with glossy notch-edged leaves 4 to 6 inches long and pure white flowers 21 inches broad in July and August. Fkankli'nia ()—Gordonia pu- b&cens — has a globular pod and deciduous leaves which turn a bril- liant scarlet before dropping in the autumn. The pure white flowers are 3 inches broad, silky outside, blooming in September a
. Ornamental shrubs of the United States (hardy, cultivated). Shrubs. HIBISCUS 81 pubfiscens, can be grown in Massachusetts) reduced to shrubs and bloom- ing when small. Loblolly or Tan 'Bat' (52) — Gordonia Lasiinthus — has a pointed pod and is fully evergreen with glossy notch-edged leaves 4 to 6 inches long and pure white flowers 21 inches broad in July and August. Fkankli'nia ()—Gordonia pu- b&cens — has a globular pod and deciduous leaves which turn a bril- liant scarlet before dropping in the autumn. The pure white flowers are 3 inches broad, silky outside, blooming in September and October. There is another plant, always a shrub, probably belonging to this genus, from China, Chinese Gor- donia (54) — Gordonia an6mala. This has almost sessile creamy- while flowers 2 to 3 inches broad, in November, and nearly entire- edged dark evergreen oblanceolate leaves 3 to 0 inclies long. [Seeds ; layers ; twig cuttings.] Fig. 54. — Chinese Gordouia. Cleydra ochnicea. Japan-ese Cleyera (55) is a tender shrub (6 feet high) with alternate, glossy, evergreen, entire-edged (except at tip) leaves pointed at both ends ; the flowers are fragrant, numerous, creamy-white in June ; the fruit are red berries which hist all winter. Hardy in the Gulf states. There is a variety, tricolor, with grayish blotchings and white and rose-colored edgings to the foliage ; the flower has 5 sepals, 2 bracts, and 5 petals; the berries are 2 to 3-celled. FiQ. 53. —Japanese Cleyera. [Seeds.]. 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 Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig), 1838-1908; Draycott, Ada (Apgar). New York, Cincinnati [etc] American Book Company
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