. 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, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. 430 CYPERUS Papyrus, Linn. {Papyrus Antiqiidriim,Wi[M.}. Egyp- tian Paper-plant. Strict, tall and stout, 4-8 ft. high, dark-green: stem obtusely 3-angled, smooth: involucral Ivs. only 3-10, small, M-Ci in. long, %-% i
. 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, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. 430 CYPERUS Papyrus, Linn. {Papyrus Antiqiidriim,Wi[M.}. Egyp- tian Paper-plant. Strict, tall and stout, 4-8 ft. high, dark-green: stem obtusely 3-angled, smooth: involucral Ivs. only 3-10, small, M-Ci in. long, %-% in. wide, linear, acute: primary rays df the umbel very numerous, terete, slender, equal .ami ilroupinc 10-16 in. long: secondary bracts prominent, filiform, 2-0 in. long: spikes clustered and sessile, pale chestnut: rachis wingless. Egypt, Palestine.âFor aquaria and damp soil. Not hardy. AA. Basal sheaths blacle-bearing. E. Lower Ivs. fete, very broad and eonduplieate. Natal^nsis, Hochst. Stem 2}^ ft. high, smooth, with 1-3 leaf-bearing sheaths and several leafless ones at the base: involucre 2-3-lvd., short: rays of the umbel short, unequal : spikes much congested, numerous, linear- lanceolate, acuminate, pale brown, 10-12-fld.: rachis winged: scales oblong-ovate, obtuse. South Africa.â Decorative. Not hardy. f^rtilis, Borck. Stem short, slender, 4-5 in. high, .'J-angled: Ivs. numerous, thin and broad, 4-9 lines wide, 0 in. long, equalini; tin' stini, linear-lanceolate, folded below, dotted, niartriii dnitii'ulate: umbel simple, 5-7- rayed: rays elonL'ated, pendulous, often rooting at the apex, 1-2 ft. long: involucral bracts short: spikelets crowded, oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, slightly compressed, white. Central Africa.â Recently introduced, and fine for hanging baskets; the umbel-rays often bear plantlets instead of iiowers. lilcidus, R. Br. Rather stout: stem 1-2 ft. high, terete above: , large and broad, spongy-thickened at the base, spimilose-m:ui,'iniil: u
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