. 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. MANIHOT fine shoots, rooted under a Vjell-f^lass in sandj'peat,with bottom heat. Tlie first species is grown in Florida, and all are prociiralile from southern California. The culli- vation of Cassava is now attracting niucli attention in Florida. Glazidvii, MUU. Arg. Ceara Rubber Tree. Lvs. long-petioled, pelt
. 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. MANIHOT fine shoots, rooted under a Vjell-f^lass in sandj'peat,with bottom heat. Tlie first species is grown in Florida, and all are prociiralile from southern California. The culli- vation of Cassava is now attracting niucli attention in Florida. Glazidvii, MUU. Arg. Ceara Rubber Tree. Lvs. long-petioled, peltate, deeply :i-5-palMiately parted, or the upper entire; divisions entire, broad, ovate-lanceo- late: fls. paniculate: bracts small, Brazil; grown in Ceylon and India. —lis juice gives the Ceara rubber. utilissima, Pohl. , or Manioo Plant. Bitter Cas- sava. Figs. (!8-U'j. Roots rtcshy, cylindrical, sometimes weighing as much as3hi)0unds, and 3 ft. long, very poisonous: stems knotty, about 3 ft. high: lvs. long petioled, not peltate, deeply 3-7-lobed ; lobes lanceo- late,entire : bracts small, entire: calyx glabrous outside, puberu- ient within, yellowish, 5-parted : glabrous ; anthers short: capsule and ovary dis- tinctly wiug-angled. July. Bra- zil. ex- tensively in the tropics, where the Cassava made from the roots is a staple food. Tapioca is made from the root-starch liy drying it in pellets on heated plates. The poisonous juice is lu-essed out in preparation <u- rendered harmless by heating. palmata, var. Aipi, Mull. Arg. iJI. Aipi, Pohi}. Sweet Cassava. Closely related to the last, tiut the root more red-. 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; Miller, Wilhelm, b. 1869. New York, Macmillan
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