Archive image from page 35 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. 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 cyclopediaofamer03bail Year: 1906 620 FURCRA except that the Furcrseas are given more heat and water. has a very pretty variegated form, which makes a useful pot-plant. As a rule, Furcrseas bear
Archive image from page 35 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. 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 cyclopediaofamer03bail Year: 1906 620 FURCRA except that the Furcrseas are given more heat and water. has a very pretty variegated form, which makes a useful pot-plant. As a rule, Furcrseas bear fruit not more than once, and then die without producing suckers. However, they produce while iu flower an immense number of bulbels, which may be used for propagation. It is impossible to say at what size or age the plants will bloom. Grown in pots, they may take a century. On the other hand, plants from bulbels have been known to flower at 3 years. t''/ Ml 885. Funkia ovata. (See page 619.) A. Texture of It'x. firm : spines usually present, deltoid: no minute teeth on margin. (Furcroea proper.) B. Trunk 3-4 ft. long: spines ahsent. giganWa, Vent. Lvs. 4-6 ft. long, 4-6 in. broad at middle, 2J-3 in. above base, usually without marginal spines, rarely witii a few near the base: peduncle 20—40 ft. long: odor of fls. strong. Trop. Amer. Naturalized in Mauritius, Madagascar, India. III. 23:227. 1857, pp. 206, 207. Var. variegata, Hort., has variegated lvs. BB. Trunk none or short: spines present. c. Length of lvs. 12 ft. or more. altlssima, Todaro. A recent and little known species named at Palermo, Italy. Francesohi writes that it has hardly any trunk : lvs. bright green, with very few spines, 12 ft long or more, erect, not drooping. It is tenderer than the other kinds. cc. Lenijth of Irs. 5-6 ft. legans, Todaro. Lvs. 4-5 in. broad at middle, 3 in. above base, rough on the back; prickles large: pedun- cle 20-25 ft. long. Mex. ccc. Length of lvs. S-S ft.
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