. 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 . he petioles red: fls. red, becom-ing violet, less than J^in. across. CALYCANTHUS (Kalyx and anthos, flower
. 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 . he petioles red: fls. red, becom-ing violet, less than J^in. across. CALYCANTHUS (Kalyx and anthos, flower; the calyx is large and conspicuous). Syn. Butneria. Calycanthacea;.Carolina Allspice. Sweet-scented SHRtiB. Orna-mental shrubs, cultivated chiefly for their fragrantflowers. Winter-buds smaU, without bud-scales, hidden by thebase of petiole before the Ivs. faU: Ivs. opposite, petioled,entire: fis. with numerous imbricate sepals and no dis-tinct petals; stamens many, short with innate anthers;pistils many, inclosed in a hollow receptacle: fr. , formed Uke the rose-hip by the calyx-tube andcontaining numerous achenes.—Four species in 638 CALYCANTHUS CALYPSO These are deciduous shrubs of aromatic fragrance,with opposite rather large leaves usually rough aboveand brown or brownish usually fragrant flowers,terminal on leafy branchlots followed by a large capsule-like dry fruit. Except C. occidentalis, the species arehardy or nearly hardy North. They grow in almost. 752. Calycanthusfloridus. any well-drained and somewhat rich soil, and succeedas well in shady as in sunny positions. Propagated byseeds sown in spring; also increased by layers put downin summer, and by suckers or division of older plants. A. Lvs. densely pubescent beneath. fl6ridus, Linn. Fig. 752. Three to 6 ft.: lvs. oval orbroad-ovate, acuminate, dark green above, pale orgrayish green beneath, 1J2~3 in. long: fls. dark reddishbrown, fragrant, about 2 in. broad. Va. to Fla. Gn. 21, p. 18
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