. 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. G9S GREVILLKA. _,g01Sf\''1^ Sf'^-^m^ 1006. Grevillca robusta (X M). several months of the year. The seeds are copiously produced and germinate readily. Rate of growth in Victoria, 20-30 ft. in 20 years. In Ceylon it attained a stem-circumference of 5 ft. in 8 ; In California and S. Fla. it is a valua
. 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. G9S GREVILLKA. _,g01Sf\''1^ Sf'^-^m^ 1006. Grevillca robusta (X M). several months of the year. The seeds are copiously produced and germinate readily. Rate of growth in Victoria, 20-30 ft. in 20 years. In Ceylon it attained a stem-circumference of 5 ft. in 8 ; In California and S. Fla. it is a valuable lawn tree. When grown in the open, it will stand some frost. As a glasshouse plant it is grown almost wholly from seeds, and is used in its young state; as the plant becomes old, it loses its leaves and becomes ragged below. It thrives in the tem- perature suited to geraniums or roses, and it stands much hard usage iind n(i,'li'ct. It is popular as a window subject. Best r. -uli - v, by raising a fi' 'i in winter or in |i i they will be in i The young pl:ii,: in good colKlil! ' '-' ' ,-'!>iii nrm cunr i., nv generally kill I \'I ;'':iiii w iilnn tli.' \.:<-\ i. n years. Lvs. t/. ... ,...: :. .. ilu- uliimaii: .hvi^^ narrow and puiniid .ukI s',:s luljud, puljusccut. 3184. 14:113. 4 the West Indies the plant is much grown, and it is often trimmed to desired shape. In exposed places the foliage be- comes goldun in cast. ing :i t ^ . I . â Ilea are usually secured from seed sown late ing winter or spring 1 be in their prime. ). B 1882, p. W in. II. 5:, sertci;,. ;.-. m; ,|âl,i:,, ). 3708. ^(?. sidi)hurp-a, (.hinn. = i;. . â f/. llielemaJinlAna Hiieg. 1882:450. L. GBfiWIA (Nehemiah Grew, of Coventry, , author of a work on anatomy of plants). TilWicew. This includes two little known plants slightly cult, in S. Fla. A genus of about (JO species of trees and s
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