. 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. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture ABULIA (after Dr. Clarke Abel, d. 1826). CapnfoHh- eece. Small shrubs : Ivs. opposite, small, petioled and mostly dentate: fls. tubular, unequally 5-lobed, in axil- lary,,sometimes forming terminal panicles: fr. a dry, leathery berry. E. Asia, Himalayas and Mexic
. 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. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture ABULIA (after Dr. Clarke Abel, d. 1826). CapnfoHh- eece. Small shrubs : Ivs. opposite, small, petioled and mostly dentate: fls. tubular, unequally 5-lobed, in axil- lary,,sometimes forming terminal panicles: fr. a dry, leathery berry. E. Asia, Himalayas and Mexico. Free-flowering low shrubs forcoolgreenbouse or outdoor cultivation. The Japanese and Chinese species are the hardiest, but in the north require some protection during the winter. The Mexican species are hardy only south. If potted, a sandy compost of peat and loam will suit them; in the open they grow best in sandy soil in a sunny position. Prop, by greenwood cuttings in summer or by layers in spring. Chin^nsis, R. Br. {A. rup4stris, Lindl.). Lvs. ovate, rounded at the base, serrate, hairy on the midrib beneath and sometimes with scattered hairs above, deciduous: fls. in terminal panicles, white, J^in. long; sepals 5; sta- mens exserted. Summer. China. , 32:8. Gn. 27, p. 424. floribiinda, Decaisne. Shrub, 4 ft.: lvs. persistent, oval,crenate-serrate, ciliate: peduncles axillary, 1-3-fld.; corollarosy purple, 2 in. long; sepals 5. Summer. Mex. 4316. :5. 23:157. grandiflftra, Hort. {A. ChiH^nsisxunifldra, A. rupls- tris, Hort., not Lindl. A. rupistris, var. grandifldra, Andr^. A, unifldra, Hort., not Turcz.). Lvs. ovate, rounded or attenuate at the base, serrate, shining above, nearly glabrous,half-evei'green: fls. in terminal panicles, white flushed pink, over ?iin. long; sepals 2-5; stamens not exserted. Of garden origin. Gt. 41:1366.—One of the hardiest and most free-flowering Abelias; it flowers continuously from June to Nov. A. bifidra, Turcz. Lvs. ova
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