Archive image from page 454 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. 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 cyclopediaofam01bail Year: 1900 CUNNINGHAMIA linear-lanceolate, rigid, densely spirally arranged and 2-rowed in direction: lis. moncecious; staminate oblong, pistillate globose, in small clusters at the end of the branches: cones roundish-ovate,
Archive image from page 454 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. 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 cyclopediaofam01bail Year: 1900 CUNNINGHAMIA linear-lanceolate, rigid, densely spirally arranged and 2-rowed in direction: lis. moncecious; staminate oblong, pistillate globose, in small clusters at the end of the branches: cones roundish-ovate, 1-2 in. long, with round- CUPHEA 411 600. Fruit of Cucurbita moschataâTonasu, a Japanese ish-ovate, serrate and pointed, coriaceous scales, each with 3 narrow-winged seeds at the base. One species, in China. A very decorative Conifer for warmer temperate regions, much resembling the Araucaria Brasiliensis. It prefers a half-shaded position and sandy and loamy, humid soil. Prop.'by seeds or cutting of half-hardy wood in late summer under glass; short sprouts from the old wood of the trunk or larger branches are the best; cuttings from lateral branches grow into weak and one-sided plants. Sintasis, R. Br. (C. laneeolAta, Lamb.). Tree, attain- ing 80 ft.: Ivs. linear-lanceolate, with broad, decurrent base, sharply pointed, finely serrulate, light green and shining above and with two broad, whitish bands be- neath, 1K-2K in. long: cones 1-2 in. high. China, cult, in Japan. ,105. Alfred Eehder. CUPANIA (after Francis Cupani, Italian monk, author of HortusCatholicus, died 1710). Sapinddceie. A rather large and ill-deftned genus of trees and shrubs, the most important of which is the Akee tree, naturalized in the West Indies from western Africa, which has rich, red edible fruits that are much improved by cooking. The flowers are so fragrant as to deserve distilling. The tree reaches a height of 30 ft., and is cultivated in Ja- maica to a height of only 3,000 ft.,
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