. Some large-leaved ornamental plants for the tropics. Plants, Ornamental; Tropical plants. 52 CIRCULAR 35, FEDERAL EXPERIMENT STATION. Figure 34.—A, The tall flower spike of Furcraea, selloa var. marginata bears many small flowers followed by bulbils which grow into new plants. B, The leaves of F. tuberosa are spiny margined toward the base and tipped with a blunt point. Furcraea tuberosa Ait. f. Female Karata (fig. 34, B) "Maguey Criollo" Amaryllidaceae These giant trimkless plants greatly resemble the centuryplant, page 8, and other agaves. They are native to Cuba and Haiti althou
. Some large-leaved ornamental plants for the tropics. Plants, Ornamental; Tropical plants. 52 CIRCULAR 35, FEDERAL EXPERIMENT STATION. Figure 34.—A, The tall flower spike of Furcraea, selloa var. marginata bears many small flowers followed by bulbils which grow into new plants. B, The leaves of F. tuberosa are spiny margined toward the base and tipped with a blunt point. Furcraea tuberosa Ait. f. Female Karata (fig. 34, B) "Maguey Criollo" Amaryllidaceae These giant trimkless plants greatly resemble the centuryplant, page 8, and other agaves. They are native to Cuba and Haiti although in a somewhat different form, occurring from Hispaniola and Puerto Rico to Granada in the Lesser Antilles. In Puerto Rico the "maguey criollo" grows from sea level to 2,500 feet elevation, on coastal cliffs, rocky plains, dry thickets, and hillsides. The leaves of Furcraea tuberosa are broadly lanceolate, 4 feet or more in length, and as much as 8 inches broad at the middle. The leaves are margined with short spines toward the base and tipped with a blunt point. At maturity the plants produce stout erect inflorescences from the center of the rosette of leaves. These stems may reach 25 feet in height and 6 inches in diameter at the base. Many greenish- white flowers are borne at the brached apex of the inflorescence. Fruiting is unknown but many elongated bulbils are produced following the flowers, which may be used in propagation. Soil and propagation requirements are the same as for Furcraea selloa. Hedychium coronarium Koen. White Ginger Lily, Butterfly Lily, Garland Flower (fig. 35) "Jazmm Cimarron," "Jazmin del Rio," "Mariposa Blanca," "Narciso," "Nardo" Zingiberaceae The white gingerlily is from India but has been planted in many warm countries {17). In Hawaii, the flowers are used extensively. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for reada
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