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 . any plant whichgrows on the trunk or in the top of another plant iscalled an air-plant. The proper term is epiphifte (that is,growimi mi a plant). In hcirtiiMilture, tlie term air-plantis usuallv to ipi]>hvt:d .ircliicls, tillandsias, andthe liki-. . of these
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 . any plant whichgrows on the trunk or in the top of another plant iscalled an air-plant. The proper term is epiphifte (that is,growimi mi a plant). In hcirtiiMilture, tlie term air-plantis usuallv to ipi]>hvt:d .ircliicls, tillandsias, andthe liki-. . of these upiii ??Id bark, pirhaps de-riving some of their nourishment from tlie bark, but mostof it from the air and rain. They are not parasites,— donot derive their support from the juices of the host. &JtIOA{not ynked ; the calyx not bilabiate). Weed. Hardy herbaceous European perennials,creeping by stolons. Height6-12 in.: fls. numerous, inwhorls, normally blue or purple, with rosy or whitevarieties. Prop, by division or seeds. Genev^nsis, Lmn.{, Hort. , Hort.).St. erect: cauline lvs. oblong-elliptic or obovate, nar-rowed at the base ; lower ones petiolate ; floral lvs. ovateor wedge-shaped, coarsely toothed, sparsely hairy: spieate ; lower whorls
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