. 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. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. GYNANDROPSIS Bpeciosa, DC. {Cleome specidsa,'). Rather vel- pety towards the top: Ifts. 5-7, subserrulate, oblong, acuminate. Mex. TjV. M. GYNEEIUM (Greek, u-oolly stigmas). a,an,ine -. a^ aUo the most important, commercially, ⢠" ⢠: : il iriaxes. Plumes o
. 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. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. GYNANDROPSIS Bpeciosa, DC. {Cleome specidsa,'). Rather vel- pety towards the top: Ifts. 5-7, subserrulate, oblong, acuminate. Mex. TjV. M. GYNEEIUM (Greek, u-oolly stigmas). a,an,ine -. a^ aUo the most important, commercially, ⢠" ⢠: : il iriaxes. Plumes of Pampas Grass an . _â¢â¢ i|uaiiti- ties from California to Euri^j â . .-â , . !â i,,**! \)us colors. In nature the pluiut.^ .ul . wLitu, with varieties ranging from rose to carmine, viulct and purple. They are often 2-3 ft. long. Pampas Grass is grown com- mercially only in California. The plumes are not col- lected in South America or shipped therefrom. The plumes of the male plants are much inferior to those of the females, and California grow i rs exircisethe greatest care to allow no male plants m the In this GYNERIUM 703 Ld for 1 Ktid [Aiuudj 1) JM- I,.IS II. I J differiut tjpts ot Iht Aiuuu bold habit, of which the tall, reedj stems aie an impor tant feature, while its plumes are wholly im idental, be- ing smaller than those of the Pampas , and often not produced before the northern frosts. The plumes of Pampas Grass and of Uva Grass (6. saCL-haroides) are both sold in London, and are presum- ably distinguished in the trade. Ura Grass is too tender to be grown even in southern California. In England Pampas Grass is generally hardy, while Uva Grass is knowu only to a very few hothouses. Uva Grass is the original spioies of Gynerium, and is now considered to be fin- ni!!>- sT''in tliat genus, the Pampas Grass ha- I L- I -,,, , .i ni I -17 to the new genus Cortaderia. I'ai , '. - . , ; I ,. be catalogued by
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