. The standard cyclopedia of horticulture; a discussion, for the amateur, and the professional and commercial grower, of the kinds, characteristics and methods of cultivation of the species of plants grown in the regions of the United States and Canada for ornament, for fancy, for fruit and for vegetables; with keys to the natural families and genera, descriptions of the horticultural capabilities of the states and provinces and dependent islands, and sketches of eminent horticulturists . spine-like, ascending. India,Nepaul, East Bengal, 2,000 ft. elevation, Assam,Martaban, in pine forests. G.
. The standard cyclopedia of horticulture; a discussion, for the amateur, and the professional and commercial grower, of the kinds, characteristics and methods of cultivation of the species of plants grown in the regions of the United States and Canada for ornament, for fancy, for fruit and for vegetables; with keys to the natural families and genera, descriptions of the horticultural capabilities of the states and provinces and dependent islands, and sketches of eminent horticulturists . spine-like, ascending. India,Nepaul, East Bengal, 2,000 ft. elevation, Assam,Martaban, in pine forests. 4:114 (adapted inFig. 1180). AA. Margins of pinnae Blade of carpophyll pectbiate. revoiata, Thunb. Sago Figs. 1181, graceful palm-like tree or shrub, becoming 6-10 , with the trunk simple or branching: lvs. long andrecurved (2-7 ft.); pinna; numerous, subopposite,curved domiward, narrow, stiff, acute, terminatingin a spine-like tip, dark shining green, the marginrevolute; carpophylls with the blade broadly ovate,densely clothed with brownish felt-like wool, pec-tinate; ovules 2 or 3 pairs borne near the base: , compressed, red, about Io in. long. S. Japan.—This is the most common cycas in is of Javanese origin and is much hardier than thespecies mentioned above. In Fla. it is usually found inall of the better parks and gardens, where it is suitableas a center about which to arrange other ornamental CYCAS CYCLAMEN 933. shrubs. According to Nehrling, this species is of slowgrowth. In the male plants there are usually severalheads. The male infl. is usually 18-20 in. long andcylindrical in form. The female infl. is in the form of asemi-globose head, yielding 100-200 large bright rednut-like seeds, which ripen about Christmas time. Thenew Ivs. appear all at one time,usually in have a beau-tiful glaucousgreen color and atfirst stand plants areeasily grown fromseeds. Unfortu-nately this beau-tiful sp
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