. 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. striped: fls. about 2, rose-red, contained in two boat- shaped bracts, one of which is much smaller than the other. Mexico.—A very common greenhouse plant, much used for baskets and for covering the ground un- derneath benches. Commonly confused with Trades- cantia fluminensis; Fig. 2785, and some- times with C
. 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. striped: fls. about 2, rose-red, contained in two boat- shaped bracts, one of which is much smaller than the other. Mexico.—A very common greenhouse plant, much used for baskets and for covering the ground un- derneath benches. Commonly confused with Trades- cantia fluminensis; Fig. 2785, and some- times with Comme- llna nudiflora. See 'fradescantia. The Ivs. of Z. pendula seem never to be green. They vary somewhat in color. All forms are easily grown, and they propagate readily from pieces of stem. Var. quadri- color, Voss (Tra- descdntia qnadri- color and T. multi- color, Hort.). Lvs. with metallic green undertone and striped with green, red and white. Handsome. l H. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954 ed; Miller, Wilhelm, b. 1869, joint author. New York [etc. ] The Macmillan company
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