Some ornamental shrubs for the Tropics (1951) (19949200023)

Title: Some ornamental shrubs for the Tropics
Identifier: CAT31289494 (find matches)
Year: 1951 (1950s)
Authors: Hume, Edward Putnam, 1911-
Subjects: Shrubs Tropics
Publisher: (Washington : U. S. Govt. Print. Off. )
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library



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SOME ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS FOR THE TROPICS 103 in some regions bright red, three-angled fruits are produced which darken at maturity. The jointed stems are 0.3 to 0.8 inch in width. The distance between joints ranges from 0.5 to 0.9 inch. Plants can be grown from seeds when available, otherwise from cuttings.
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Figure 62.—The ribbonbush, Muehlenbeckia platyclada, flowers on the edges of leaflike flattened stems, a. The true leaves drop soon after they appear, b.