. 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, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom . sa,ha;v.), is hardly dif-ferent, except that it is more shrubby and tender. sten6ptera, DC. {P. Sinensis, Hort. P. Japdnica,Hort.). Fig. 2013. Tree, similar to the preceding: in. long, with the rachis winged and pubescent be-neath; Ifts. 11-21, oblong, acute, serrate, pube
. 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, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom . sa,ha;v.), is hardly dif-ferent, except that it is more shrubby and tender. sten6ptera, DC. {P. Sinensis, Hort. P. Japdnica,Hort.). Fig. 2013. Tree, similar to the preceding: in. long, with the rachis winged and pubescent be-neath; Ifts. 11-21, oblong, acute, serrate, pubescent be-neath on the midrib, 2-4 in. long: stamens 6-10: oblong or oval-oblong, usually upright wings di-verging at a narrow angle. China. —This is a variablespecies, and the varieties are of different degrees ofhardiness. The form cultivated in the Arnold Arboretumhas proved as hardy as the preceding Winter-bnds covered with 2-S dark brown, largescales, falling off early in spring: accessorybuds wanting. rhoifdlia, Sieb. & Zucc. (P. sorbifblia, Sieb. & Ueiigclta, Hort.). Tree, attaining 80 ft., with spread-ing branches: lvs. 8-15 in. long, with terete-pubescentor almost glabrous rachis; Ifts. 11-21, oblong or oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, pubescent on the veins beneath. 2013. Pterocarya stenoptera (X 1-5). or almost glabrous, 2-4 in. long: fr. with a broadrhombic wing, about 1 in. across. Japan. 2:150.—This species is an important forest tree in Japan andhas proved hardy at the Arnold Arboretum. Alfked Rehdbr. PTEROSPERMUM PTEROSPfiRMUM (Greek, winged seed). Stercu-li()ce(r. A seiius of about 15 species of trees or shrubsfrom tropical Asia. Lvs. 2-ranked, leathery, simple orlobed: peduncles 1-3, terminal: bractlets entire or lacini-ate, persistent or not: sepals 5, more or less connate;petals 5, deciduous with calj-x: staminal column short,bearing 3 linear, 2-celled anthers between each pair of the5 ligulate staminodia: ovary inserted at s
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