. 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; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. GUZMANIA AAA. Corolla (or segments) ijellow. Melinftnia, Regel (Caragudta 3IeIhidn!s,Mnrr.). Lvs. strap-shaped, green above and brown-tiuted beneath: fls. yellow, subtended by oblong red bracts. French Guiana. L. H. B. GYMN6CLADUS (Greek, naked branch; referring to the
. 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; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. GUZMANIA AAA. Corolla (or segments) ijellow. Melinftnia, Regel (Caragudta 3IeIhidn!s,Mnrr.). Lvs. strap-shaped, green above and brown-tiuted beneath: fls. yellow, subtended by oblong red bracts. French Guiana. L. H. B. GYMN6CLADUS (Greek, naked branch; referring to the naked branches, which in winter are destitute o£ twigs). Leguminosce. A genus of 2 species, one of which is a scarce native tree, the Kentucky Coffee Berry, . 1 aii-f its w. rp used for coffee west of thi- \l!'-_Hi:in!*'< iMfiTf .â iii'l .Inrini^ the Revolutionary GYMNOGRAMMA 701 habit, agreeing in the possession of naked sori, which extend along the veins in various lines. A large num- ber of the species are coated on the under surface with a white or yellow waxy powder, which has given the names of Gold Perns or Silver Ferns. Two species occur in the West, the "Golden-back" of California, and a species less common from Arizona and other parts of the Southwest. Over 80 species of wide distribution have been included in the genus, which by many is di- vided into a series of natural genera. The name Gym- nogramma itself is probably not tenable. and foliage, ( with rvi't .;'narrow, pyra- midal head. Branchh-ts very stout and destitute of spray: fls. white, dioecious or polygamous, in terminal racemes: pods long, hanging. Grows naturally in bot- tom lands and richest soils. May be planted in any soil, but thrives best in deep, rich, or rather humid soil. Prop, by seeds and cuttings. Canadensis, Lam. {, ). Kentucky Cof- fee Tree. Fig. 1008. Height in the wild, ft.: lvs. large, twice pinnate with 4-7
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