. Cyclopedia of practical floriculture. Floriculture; Flower language. C)01)a larilOSa. NATriJAi, Order: Asclc-piadaceceâAlilk-wecd Family. K I'^P^NHOUSES, conservatories and parlors in our latitudes L^lull}' give shelter to these beautiful vines, which are indig- ' muLs to the warmer regions of India. It has been called ll'i\a in lionor of T. Hoy, an English florist, and carnosa tioiii the Latin caro, flesh, because of its thick, fleshy leaves. "^ Tile branches are twining, and need a support to keep them upright position. The leaves are of an oval shape, terminating 'w^^Kt) in a sharp p
. Cyclopedia of practical floriculture. Floriculture; Flower language. C)01)a larilOSa. NATriJAi, Order: Asclc-piadaceceâAlilk-wecd Family. K I'^P^NHOUSES, conservatories and parlors in our latitudes L^lull}' give shelter to these beautiful vines, which are indig- ' muLs to the warmer regions of India. It has been called ll'i\a in lionor of T. Hoy, an English florist, and carnosa tioiii the Latin caro, flesh, because of its thick, fleshy leaves. "^ Tile branches are twining, and need a support to keep them upright position. The leaves are of an oval shape, terminating 'w^^Kt) in a sharp point, and are beautiful and attractive in themselves, havinrj. y i^o ''^ t'i<^ appearance of green wax: and the flowers, which bloom in dense 'O stands the statue that enchants the \vorld, 80 bending tries to veil the matchless boast, The mingled beauties c 'yO famed Apelles, when joung Amnon broughl The darling idol of his captive heart, And the pleased nymph with kind attention sat, To have her charms recorded bv his art. â Wa//er. ig Greece. âT/iomJixmi. AN hard and unrelenting she As the new-crusted Niobe, Or, what doth more of statue carry, A nun of the Platonic ^ \\'hich ne'er had be sXIES and notions he pursues, A/f ^' share in pale Pvrene I resign, )ut in thought: â 'â¢'^ And claim no part in all the mighty Each, like the Grecian .irtist, wooes .Statues with winding ivy crown'd belong The he himself has wrought. To nobler poets, for a nobler song. 1 m^ V"" umbels, are supremely beautiful, being waxy in texture, and in color a most delicate rose-flushed white. The old flower-stems should not be -'iSl£?~ I'emoved, as they bloom year after year. There is a variety that has â ^ a pale-\ellow or \\'hitish margin to the leaf It does not require a rich soil. It has the habit, when well growing, of starting out its vine sometimes a vard or more before the leaves make their appearance, and care should be taken not to break these naked stem
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