. A text-book of botany for secondary schools. Botany. DICOTYLEDONS: : 31£ should be recognized as Sympetalse, are honeysuckle, elder, lobelia, bluebell, primrose, morning-glory, lilac, milkweed, gentian, phlox, mullein, snapdragon, and verbena. Some additional prominently useful plants are as follows: Sweet -potato belongs to the same genus (Ipomcea) as the morning-glory, having long trailing stems and clusters of the well-known large oblong or elongated roots. It is not known whether it is native to the East Indies or America, but it is extensively cultivated in all warm countries.
. A text-book of botany for secondary schools. Botany. DICOTYLEDONS: : 31£ should be recognized as Sympetalse, are honeysuckle, elder, lobelia, bluebell, primrose, morning-glory, lilac, milkweed, gentian, phlox, mullein, snapdragon, and verbena. Some additional prominently useful plants are as follows: Sweet -potato belongs to the same genus (Ipomcea) as the morning-glory, having long trailing stems and clusters of the well-known large oblong or elongated roots. It is not known whether it is native to the East Indies or America, but it is extensively cultivated in all warm countries. In the United States the cultivation of the sweet potato as a commercial crop is confined almost exclusively to the South- ern States, but important areas are found also in New Jer- sey, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. The varieties called yams in the South are all sweet potatoes, and the name really be- longs to a very different plant. Olive.—The olive-tree has been known and cul- tivated from the most ancient times, and has entered largely into the life and customs of Med- iterranean peoples (Fig. 300). It is thought to be a native of southern Europe and Asia Minor, and thrives best in dry climates such as those of Syria and Assyria. It is cultivated also at the Cape of Good Hope, in Australia, and in California. It is a very long-lived tree, a thousand years having been. Fig. 300.—Flowering branch of olive. After 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 Coulter, John Merle, 1851-1928. New York, D. Appleton
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