. 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. â iable foli- .A. Lauroeerasus: Ivs. persistent (evergreen): fls. m spring in the axils of the Ivs. of the previous year.âLaurels. B. Bacemes longer than the Ivs. :i2. lusitinica, Linn. Portugal Laurel. Tree, 20 t. tall, tmt usually grown as a tub plant and compara-. â lanci racemes that exceed t or early summe
. 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. â iable foli- .A. Lauroeerasus: Ivs. persistent (evergreen): fls. m spring in the axils of the Ivs. of the previous year.âLaurels. B. Bacemes longer than the Ivs. :i2. lusitinica, Linn. Portugal Laurel. Tree, 20 t. tall, tmt usually grown as a tub plant and compara-. â lanci racemes that exceed t or early summer: fr, Spain and Portueal ;in its native , I.ât i ⢠|iiM uruund in our southern state-. Inii i, I It is a tub plant. There is u liinii vi'i -., another (var. angus- tiSdlia. â â iih Ivs., and another (var. myrtiidlia, with small Ivs. and compact habit. nn. Racemes not longer than the Ivs. I'. Calyx-lobes toothed or undulate. :).â !, Laarocerasus, Linn. Chekrv Laurel. English Laurel. Bush or small tree (reaching 10 ft.) with hand- some evergreen foliage: Ivs. coriaceous and glossy, short-stalked, oval, lanceolate, obluu^- elliptic or oblan- eeolate, narrowed into a short |...iiit, i, m .t. I, -. rnilate, with 2-4 glands at the base .it : 'I 'â ' - small, white, in a-Killary or terminal sli ; n spring, the calyx-lobes .'i-toothcd: fr. u (i.:il3.â One of the most popular broad liMV r I , ,, r-r. .n plants in Europe, and somewhat planted in tin t-ii states. It is also grown in tubs and use .1 |. r lim-r <l. ration. Some of the forms will stand as n .rtli a- Washing- ton, and var. Srhipkaensis is hardy in central New York. When grown in the open, the Cherry Laurel should be allowed to ripen its wood thoroughly before winter sets in. Protection from severe winds is always desirable. The plant may be propagated by means of long cuttings of ripe wood; also by layers. Named va- rieties are worked on common stocks. Th
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