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Title: 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
Identifier: cyclopediaofam01bail (find matches)
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954; Miller, Wilhelm, 1869-
Subjects: Gardening
Publisher: New York (etc. ) The Macmillan company
Contributing Library: NCSU Libraries
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480 DICHORISANDBA 3-4 in. wide, with a short, sharp, rather abrupt point: stem unbranched, robust, spotted: raceme short, densely thyrsoid: sepals white or greenish. Gt. 18C8:593. F.S. 16:1711.âIts chief beauty is the mosaic appearance of the foliage, due to numberless short, transverse, whitish lines, which do not pass by the longitudinal veins of the leaf. The under side of the Ivs. is a rich purplish color. Var. gigantfea, Hort., is cult, abroad. Var. undita (B. nii(!. jinWseens is native to Malaya only. febrifiiga, Lour. (Ad&mia versicolor,'Rort.). Later writers also include AdHmia cydnea. Wall., which Lindley distinguished by its smaller Ivs. and fls., 5 petals, and 10 stamens, while A. versicolor had 7, or sometimes 6 petals, and 20 stamens. Plants are still cultivated abroad under the name of A. cyanea, but it cannot be stated here how distinct they are for horti- cultural purposes. A. versicolor, P.M. 10:322. A. cy- .M. 304G. W. M. DICESONIA (named for James Dickson, an English botanist, 1738-1822). CyatheAcew. Tree ferns with a distinctly 2-valved inferior mdusium, the outer valve formed by the apex of the leaf segment. A small genus, mostly of the s.mthini hemisphere For D. pilosiiis- cilia, puiii t,l,,l,â! II 1 s , . , /) I H^tadtia. Dicks.nil IS u. I I It int tree ferns, both toi 111. 11 1 , I III ). lativehardi- ness. Ill il I n In II I I till m are occa- sion.iIl\ I I ni.w.nniti/ «/l^^.//. .i li.is ;,. endiii. I I til be grown in coolli.ni-i < n .i shoul.l I 1 outdoors in shi It. 1. .1 I I 1 .- Then t, til.rous than those ol lu .si n,, ferns, an i h, n i,. ,, letentive of moistuic, so thai they need kss caie. A good trunk produces 30-40 fronds a \ear, and retains them until the next set is matured, unless the trees suffer for moisture in winter. Although they rest in winter, the fronds soon shrivel up if the trunks are allowed to get too dry. Dicksonias should have their trunks thoroughly watered twice a day dur- ing the growing season. These waterings should be DICTAMNTTS (old Greek name, supposed to indicate foliage like the ash: hence Fraxinella, diminutive of the Latin Fraxinus, an ash). J?K7()ce(e. Gas Plant. Burn- ing Bush. Fraxinella. Dittany. This genus includes an old garden favorite which has a strong smell of lemon, and will sometimes give a flash of lighten sultry summer evenings when a lighted match is held near the (lowers. It is also one of the most permanent and beautiful features of the hardy herbaceous border. In- stances are known in which it has outlived father, son and grandson in the same spot. The genus has only 2 species, and is distinguished from allied genera (none of which have garden value) by the 5 unequal petals,
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707. The Gas PlantâDictam 10 declined ; ipe. vhich the vary The Gas Plant makes a sturdy, liold, upright growth, and a clump 3 feet high and as much in thickness makes a brave sight when in flower. A strong, rather heavy soil, moderately rich, is best for these plants. They are not fastidious as to situation, succet ding as well in par- tial shade as when fully expi.si .1 i.. ih. -un. and drought will notefeectthem when iiihi I: : : i,hed. Old, strong clumps are good snI ji â > I specimens on a lawn, and a large patcli. i.l:.:i:. .i m i h iii.nler, is not only effective while in full tiow.r. I.iit tlie dark, persis- tent foliage is ornamental throughout the season. It is not advisable to disturb the plants very often, as they improve with age, producing taller flower-stems and more of them as they grow older. They are excellent for cutting, especially the white variety. Prop, with diffi- culty by division, but easily by seeds, which are sown in the open ground in fall as soon as ripe, and covered an inch or so. They will germinate the next spring, and, when two years old, the seedlings may be removed to their permanent positions, where they will flower the fol- lowing year.

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