. 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. 187. A bearing: Banana plant. 80 nrnch more cheaply in Central America and the West Indies. Small Banana plantations are common in south- ern Florida, however, and even as far north as Jackson- ville. They are also grown in extreme southern Louis- iana, and southwestward to the Pacific coast. The plants will en
. 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. 187. A bearing: Banana plant. 80 nrnch more cheaply in Central America and the West Indies. Small Banana plantations are common in south- ern Florida, however, and even as far north as Jackson- ville. They are also grown in extreme southern Louis- iana, and southwestward to the Pacific coast. The plants will endure a slight frost without injury. A frost of .5 or 6 degrees will kill the leaves, but if the plants are nearly full grown at the time, new foliage may appear and fruit may form. If the entire top is killed, new suckers will sj^ring up and bear fruit the following year. A stalk, or trunk, bears but once ; but the new sprouts which arise from the roots of the same plant continue. 188. Tip of flower-cluster of Banana. the fmiit-bearing. A strong sprout should bear when 12-18 months old (from 2-3 years in hothouses). The plantation will, therefore, continue to bear for many years. A bearing stalk, as grovm in southern California, is shown in Fig. 187. The peculiar flower-bearing of the Banana is shown in Fig. 188, which illustrates the tip of a flower-cluster. This cluster may be likened to a giant elongating bud, â with large, tightly overlapping scales or bracts. Three of these bracts are shown at a a a, in different stages of the flowering. As they rise or open, the flowers below them expand. The bracts soon fall. The flowers soon shed their envelopes, but the styles, 6, persist for a time. The ovaries soon swell into Bananas, c. The bracts are royal purple and showy. g. N. Reasoner. BANCEOFT, GEOEGE. The famous American his- torian (1800-1891) deserves remembrance among horti- culturists for his splendid collection of roses at his sum- mer home in Newport, R. I., an account
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