. Ornamental shrubs of the United States (hardy, cultivated). Shrubs. OPUNTIA 209 Pimica. Pomegranate (331) — Punica Gran^tum — is a large hand- some deciduous shrub or small tree, to 15 feet, with showy scarlet flowers, hardy as far north as Washington. The leaves are mostly oppo- site, oblong, entire-edged, smooth and shin- ing. The flowers (1 inch broad) are nearly solitary, axillary, in summer. The fruit is a large, 2 to 4 inches broad, many-seeded edible berry, ripe in September and can be kept for several weeks ; there are both sour and sweet varieties. Dwakf Pomegranate —Punica GranJitu
. Ornamental shrubs of the United States (hardy, cultivated). Shrubs. OPUNTIA 209 Pimica. Pomegranate (331) — Punica Gran^tum — is a large hand- some deciduous shrub or small tree, to 15 feet, with showy scarlet flowers, hardy as far north as Washington. The leaves are mostly oppo- site, oblong, entire-edged, smooth and shin- ing. The flowers (1 inch broad) are nearly solitary, axillary, in summer. The fruit is a large, 2 to 4 inches broad, many-seeded edible berry, ripe in September and can be kept for several weeks ; there are both sour and sweet varieties. Dwakf Pomegranate —Punica GranJitum n^na — is the best vari- ety for ornamental cultivation, as it grows to the height of only 6 feet and has both single- and double-flowered forms. As a conservatory plant it blooms throughout the year. [Twig cuttings under glass. ] Lagerstrdemia Indica. Crape ' Myrtli; ' (332) is one of the most beautiful and pop- ular of large shrubs or small trees, 10 to 25 feet, in cultivation. It is hardy with slight protection north to Philadelphia. In the South it is to be found in nearly all private grounds. The beauty of the plant is due to the large clusters of flowers with their wavy ^.i (crinkled or fringed) stalked petals, in summer ; o it blooms continuously for two or three months. The usual color of the flowers is bright pink, but there are varieties ranging from white to purple. The fruit is a 3- to 6-celled capsule with vringed seeds. The rather small (2 inches) leaves are generally opposite; near the tips of the branches they become alternate, oblong, with entire margins. [Twig cuttings.] Opuntia. The Cactus plants hardly come within the scope of this book, but there are forms which are woody and hardy enough to endure the winters in the New England states, and some in the southern states apgar's shbtjbs—14. Fio. 331. — Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - colorat
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