. 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. ACROSTICHUM ACEOSTICHUM 21 turn, 9; flaccidum, 8; gorgoneum, H; loraarioides, 18; muscosum, 3; nicotiansefolium, 16; osmundaceum, 19; peltatum, 20; pilosum, 5; reticulatum, 10; scandens, 12; simplex, 6; sorbifolium, 13; squamosum, 2; villosum,l; viscosum, 4. A. Jjvs. simple, less than 2 in. wide; veins free. (E
. 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. ACROSTICHUM ACEOSTICHUM 21 turn, 9; flaccidum, 8; gorgoneum, H; loraarioides, 18; muscosum, 3; nicotiansefolium, 16; osmundaceum, 19; peltatum, 20; pilosum, 5; reticulatum, 10; scandens, 12; simplex, 6; sorbifolium, 13; squamosum, 2; villosum,l; viscosum, 4. A. Jjvs. simple, less than 2 in. wide; veins free. (Elaphoylossum.) B. Surface of Ivs. densely sealy throtiglwut. 0. Texture thin, flaecid. 1. villdsum, Swz. Fig. 27. Sterile Ivs. 6-9 in. long; fertile Ivs. scarcely more than half as large,' both with abundant slender, dark-brown scales. Mex. and W. Ind. —Dwarf, variable. CO. Texture thick, leathery. 2. squamdsum, Swz. Lvs. 6-12 in. long, the fertile narrower, on longer stems ; both surfaces matted with bright reddish brown linear or lanceolate scales. Tropics of both hemispheres. 3. musc&sum, Swz. Sterile lvs. 6-12 in. long, fertile much shorter ; upper surface slightly scaly, the lower densely matted with ovate, rusty scales. Tropics of both hemispheres. S. 1: 211.—Very distinct in habit. BB. Surface of lvs. slightly scaly. 4. viscdsum, Swz. Sterile lvs. 6-12 in. long, narrowed gradually at the base ; the fertile shorter, on longer stems ; texture leathery, the surfaces somewhat viscid. Tropics of both hemispheres. 5. pildsum, HBK. Lvs. flexuous, 6-8 in. long, %m. wide, with tufts of star-like scales beneath; texture her- baceous. Mex. to Columbia. — Chiefly of botanical in- terest. BBB. Surface of lvs. not scaly; texture leathery. D. Margins of lvs. thick, cartilaginous. 6. simplex, Swz. Sterile lvs. 4-12 in. long, with a very acute point, the lower portion gradually narrowed into a short, somewhat margined stem. W. Ind. to Brazil. 7. conldrme, Swz. Sterile lvs. 2-9
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