. 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. 430 CYPERUS CYPRESS Papyrus,Linn. {Papprus Antiqudnim,Willd.). Egyp- tian Paper-plant. Strict, tall and stout, 4-8 ft. high, dark-green: stem obtusely 3-angled, smooth: involucral Ivs. only 3-10, .small, 3-6 in. long, }4-/i in. wide, linear, acute: primary rays of the umbel very numerous, terete, slender, equal
. 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. 430 CYPERUS CYPRESS Papyrus,Linn. {Papprus Antiqudnim,Willd.). Egyp- tian Paper-plant. Strict, tall and stout, 4-8 ft. high, dark-green: stem obtusely 3-angled, smooth: involucral Ivs. only 3-10, .small, 3-6 in. long, }4-/i in. wide, linear, acute: primary rays of the umbel very numerous, terete, slender, equal and drooping, 10-16 in. long: secondary bracts prominent, filiform, 2-6 in. long: spikes clustered and sessile, pale chestnut: rachis wingless. Egypt, Palestine.âFor aquaria and damp soil. Not hardy. AA. JSasal sTieaths Made-hearing. B. Lower Ivs. few, very broad and conduplicate. Natalfinsia, Hochst. Stem 2K ft. high, smooth, with 1-3 leaf-bearing sheaths and several leafless ones at the base: involucre 2-3-lvd., short: rays of the umbel short, unequal : spikes much congested, numerous, linear- lanceolate, acuminate, pale brown, 10-12-fld.: rachis winged: scales oblong-ovate, obtuse. South Africa.â Decorative. Not hardy. f^rtills, Borck. Stem short, slender, 4-5 in. high, 3-angled: Ivs. numerous, thin and broad, 4^9 lines wide, 6 in. long, equaling the stem, linear-lanceolate, folded below, dotted, margin denticulate: umbel simple, 5-7- rayed: rays elongated, pendulous, often rooting at the apex, 1-2 ft. long: involucral bracts short: spikelets crowded, oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, slightly compressed, white. Central Recently introduced, and fine for hanging baskets; the umbel-rays often bear plantlets instead of flowers. mcidus, R. Br. Rather stout: stem 1-2 ft. high, terete above: , large and broad, spongy-thickened at the base, spinulose-margined: umbel spherical, 6-8 in. in diam.: spik'elets dense, digitate, long and linear: scales persistent: axis co
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