. Ornamental shrubs of the United States (hardy, cultivated). Shrubs. SANTOLINA CHAM^CYPARISSUS 243 branches, alternate simple entire to lobed leaves and persistent collection of hairy fruits resembling small white brushes, in fall and early winter. The shrub is dioecious, so not all of them have this showy appearance. This plant belongs to the daisy group of flowers, the individual blos- soms are very small and grow in heads which are popularly considered as the flowers. The part which produces the showy appearance of the groundsel bush is the pappus, so conspicuous in thistles. The stamen- b
. Ornamental shrubs of the United States (hardy, cultivated). Shrubs. SANTOLINA CHAM^CYPARISSUS 243 branches, alternate simple entire to lobed leaves and persistent collection of hairy fruits resembling small white brushes, in fall and early winter. The shrub is dioecious, so not all of them have this showy appearance. This plant belongs to the daisy group of flowers, the individual blos- soms are very small and grow in heads which are popularly considered as the flowers. The part which produces the showy appearance of the groundsel bush is the pappus, so conspicuous in thistles. The stamen- bearing plant has unconspicuous yellowish flowers. It is a useful shrub, especially for coastwise cultivation, as it particularly thrives in the salt. Fig. 406.—Foxberry. Fig. 407. — Evergreen Vine Blueberrj air. A southern plant with willow-like deciduous leaves, Willow LEAVED Groundsel Tree—Bacoharis salicifblia, — may be in cultivation An evergreen species of the Pacific region is Baccharis piluUris. [Seeds; twig cuttings under ^aas.'i Santolina Chamascyparissus. Lavender Cotton (402) is a halt-jSnratby plant (1^-2 feet) with aromatic alternate evergreen deeply-lobed silvery gray leaves and small globular heads of yellow flowers, in summer. It is used South for the shrubbery, but North mainly for carpet-bedding, for this latter purpose slips rooted in sand are kept through the winter. [Twig cuttings.]. 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 Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig), 1838-1908; Draycott, Ada (Apgar). New York, Cincinnati [etc] American Book Company
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