Archive image from page 230 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 cyclopediaofamer02bail Year: 1906 «00. Fruit of C ish-ovate, serrate and pointed, coriaceous scales, each with 3 narrow-winged seeds at the base. One species, in China. A very decorative Conifer for warme
Archive image from page 230 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 cyclopediaofamer02bail Year: 1906 «00. Fruit of C ish-ovate, serrate and pointed, coriaceous scales, each with 3 narrow-winged seeds at the base. One species, in China. A very decorative Conifer for warmer temperate regions, much resembling the Araucaria Brastliensis. It prefers a half-shaded position and sandy and loamy, humid soil. Prop, by seeds or cutting of luilf hardy wood in late summer under glass; short spmiits froui the old wood of the trunk or larger brani'lii's an- the best; cuttings from lateral branches grow into weak and one-sided plants. Sinensis, R. Br. {C. lanceolAta, Lamb.). Tree, attain- ing 80 ft.: Ivs. linear-lanceolate, with broad, decurrent base, sharply pointed, finely serrulate, light green and shining above and with two broad, whitish bands be- neath, 1K-2J-2 in. long: cones 1-2 in. high. China, cult, in Japan. 2743. ,105. Alfred Rehder. CUPANIA (after Francis Cupani, Italian monk, author of HortusCatholicus, died 1710). SapiridAceie. A rather large and ill-deflued genus of trees and shrubs, the most important of which is the Akee tree, naturalized in the West Indies from western Africa, which has rich, red edible fruits that are much improved by cooking. The flowers are so fragrant as to deserve distilling. The tree reaches a height of 30 ft., and is cultivated in Ja- maica to a height of only 3,000 ft., but can endure a slight frost. It is also cult, in So. Fla. C. sapida is now referred to Blighia by reason of its long-exserted stamens and scale longer than the petals. C. anacardi- oldes, a rapid-growing tree with edible fruit, has bee
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