RM2AWCT46–An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian; 2nd ed. . 9. Anemone trifolia L. Alountain Ane-mone. Fig. 1888. Anemone trifolia L. Sp. PI. 540. 1753. A, lancifolia Pursh, Fl. Am. Sept. 387. 1814. Stout, 6-i6 tall, nearly glabrous through-out. Basal leaves mostly 3-divided (some-times 4-5-divided), long-petioled, dentate,often somewhat lobed; involucral leaves stout-petioled, 3-parted, the divisions oblong-lanceolate, acute
RM2AWD0BD–An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian; 2nd ed. . Genus 13. CROWFOOT FAMILY. 97 2. Aconitum uncinatum L Wild Plonks-hood or Wolfbane. Fig. 1878. Aconilum uncinatum L. Sp PI. Ed. 2, 730. 1762. Slender, weak, 2°-4 long, ascending or climbing,leafy. Leaves thick, broader than long, 3-4 wide,deeply 3-s-lobed or cleft; lobes oblong or ovate-lanceolate, cleft or toothed, acute, glabrous ornearly so; panicle few-flowered, p
RM2ANHM35–An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian; 2nd ed. . 124 RANUNCULACEAE. Vol. II.. w^ 4. Viorna versicolor Small. Pale Leather-^ flower. Fig. 1947. j Clematis versicolor Small; Britton. Man. 421. 1901. Viorna versicolor Small, Fl, SE. U, S. 438. 1903. A branching vine, up to 12° long, glabrous orslightly pubescent below the nodes. Leaves pinnate,slender-petioled; leaflets firm, apiculate, oblong toovate-lanceolate, j-3lo
RM2AG9R3R–. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian. diffusus Ait. Hort. Kew. 3: 205. 1789. Aster miser Nutt. Gen. 2: 158. 1818. A. lateriflorus Britton, Trans. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 9: 10. 1889. Stem puberulent, or nearly glabrous, slender, diver-gently branched, i°-5° high. Basal leaves ovate, slen-der-petioled; stem leaves broadly lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, mostly acuminate, serrate, 2-^ long, 6-i2wide, those of the branche
RM2AWFTEJ–An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian; 2nd ed. . Genus i. CHICKWEED FAMILY. 43 3. Alsine uliginosa (Murr.) Britton. BogStarvvort. Alarsh Chickweed. Fig. 1751. Stellaria uliginosa Murr. Prodr. Goett. 55. 1770.Alsine uliginosa Britton. Mem. Torr. Club 5: 150. Weak, decumbent or ascending, slender, generallygrowing in dense masses, stems nearly simple, 6-l6long. Leaves oblong to oblong-lanceolate, 5-!2 long,2-5 wide, n
RM2AGBPT5–. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian. COM PO SITAE. Vol. III. 7. Eupatorium album L. White Thor-ough wort. Fig. 4158. Eupatorium album L. Mant. iii. 1767.Eupatorium glandulosum Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 2 : 98. 1803.Eupatorium album subvenosum A. Gray, Syn. Fl. I : Part 2, 98. 1884. Pubescent with spreading hairs, branchedabove, i°-3° high. Leaves opposite, sessile ornearly so, oblong or oblong-lanceolate, obtuse,obtus
RM2AG9H8M–. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian. COMPOSITAE. Vol. III. 70. Aster nemoralis Ait. Bog Aster.Fig. 4351- Aster nemoralis Ait. Hort. Kew. 3: 198. 1789.Aster nemoralis Blakei Porter, Bull. Torn Club 21 :311. 1894. Stem puberulent, slender, simple, 01^ corym-bosely branched above, 6-2° high. Leaves ses-sile, oblong-lanceolate or linear-oblong, acute ateach end, pubescent or puberulent on both sides,dentate or entir
RM2AWE9H7–An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian; 2nd ed. . twisted ; plant densely white-woolly all over. I. Lychnis alba Mill. White Campion.Evening Lychnis. Fig. 1817. Lychnis alba Mill. Card. Diet. Ed. 8, no. 4. 1768.Lychnis vespertina Sibth. Fl. Oxon. 146. 1794. Biennial, viscid-pubescent, loosely and freelybranching, i°-2° high. Leaves ovate-oblong orovate-lanceolate, acute, l-3 long, the lowertapering into a margined pe
RM2AG039A–. Flora of Syria, Palestine, and Sinai : from the Taurus to Ras Muhammas and from the Mediterranean sea to the Syrian desert. SILENE^ (pink family.) 137 thulate to linear. Flowers short-pedicelled, in one sided racemes ; calyx,012 to .015 long, club-shaped from umbilicate base, whitish ; scaleswith 1-4, oblong, obtuse teeth ; limb white, deeply obcordate ; cap-sule ovate, a little shorter than carpophore — May — Fields ; Aintabto Marash. 10. S. crassipe§, Fenzl. 0 .3 to .4, scabrous or scabridulouswith elevated dots, pubescent. Leaves oblong- spathulate to lanceolate-linear, the floral often F
RM2AG96KA–. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian. Genus 39. THISTLE FAMILY I. Baccharis salicina T. & G. Willow Bac-charis. Fig. 4384. Baccharis salicina T. & G. Fl. N. A. 2: 258. 1841. A glabrous glutinous much-branched shrub, 3°-6°high, the branches ascending. Leaves firm, oblong-lanceolate or somewhat oblanceolate, more or lessconspicuously 3-nerved, mostly obtuse at the apex,narrowed into a cuneate subsessile base, I-ii
RM2ANGT8A–Trees; a handbook of forest-botany for the woodlands and the laboratory . §§ Leaf-insertion long and narrow, cres-centic, and extending about half-tvayround the shoot. Jf Leaves involute in bud; dwarf shootssharp or even thorn-like; buds withseveral scales. Pyrus communis, L. Pear (Fig. 104). Medium tree,with leaves scattered on the long shoots, fascicled on theoften thorn-like dwarf shoots on older branches. Leavesovate or obovate to oblong-ovate, ovate-lanceolate, oblong,elliptic or sub-rotund, about 3—5 cm. long (3—10 x 3—6cm.); shortly acuminate to obtuse, finely obtusely serrateor almost
RM2AJ5KH1–An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . 8. Sabbatia Elliottii Stend. ElliottsSabbatia. Fig. 3343. Sivertia difformis L. Sp. PI. 226. 1753? Sabbatia paniculata Ell. Eot. S. C. & Ga. i: 282.1817. Not Pursh, 1S14. S. Elliottii Steud. Nomencl. Ed. 2, 2: 489. 1841. Stempaniculately branched, terete or slightlyridged, i°-2° high, the branches alternate.Lower leaves obovate or lanceolate-oblong,obtuse, 6-g long, the upper
RM2AKPFG5–The peaches of New York . BLOOD CLING. BLOOD LEAF THE PEACHES OF NEW YORK 189 Leaves four and three-fourths inches long, one and one-fourth inches wide, foldedupward, oval-lanceolate with tendency to obovate, thin; upper surface when youngpurplish-red but changing to green, smooth or rugose; lower surface purplish-olive; marginfinely serrate, tipped with small, dark glands; petiole three-eighths inch long, with twoto five small, reniform, greenish-yellow, red-tipped glands variable in position. Flower-buds large, oblong-conic, plump, pubescent, appressed; blossoms appear inmid-season; flowers
RM2AMXYBJ–W.WRawson & Coseedsmen / W.WRawson & Co. . a tuber, and may be wintereddry — like a Gladiolus — if desired, or it may be kept growing the year around as apot plant. The Canna-like shoots grow from a foot or 18 inches to 3 feet high, andthe leaves, which are spreading blades of oblong-lanceolate form, are from 6 to 10inches long and 2 to 5 inches broad. They are bright pale green, beautifullyvariegated with pure white and rich cream, the variegations being extremelydiversified; indeed it is almost impossible to find two leaves exactly alike. Insome leaves the whole area is pure white or rich cr
RM2AFNDAA–. Rocky Mountain flowers : an illustrated guide for plant-lovers and plant-users. aves entire, revolute, smooth, leathery, lance- oblong to linear C. ledifolius Chamaebatiaria Maximowicz 1879(Resembling Chamaebatia, a low bramble) „Sepals 5, united into a calyx, petals 5, white, stamens many, pistils 5,hairy, follicles leathery, 1-valved, united at the base; flowers in terminalleafy panicles; leaves leathery, twice-pinnately dissected; shrub.Stems diffusely branched; leaves narrowly lanceolate C. millefolium Chamaerhodus Bunge 1829 Ground Rose(Gr. chamae, on the ground, rhodon, rose) Sepals 5,
RM2AFWHYW–. Flora of Syria, Palestine, and Sinai : from the Taurus to Ras Muhammas and from the Mediterranean sea to the Syrian desert. n ovary — June and July — Wet fields and swamps; plainof Esdraelon; northern Syria, and northward. 15. O. laxifiora, Lam. 1!(. .3 to .5;stem stout, hollow. Leaves oblong to linear-lanceolate, .1 to .3 long. Spike .1 to .25long, loose; bracts liuear-lanceolate, longerthan ovary, or as long, or sliorter, 3-5-nerved;flowers deep ;purple; sepals oblong; label-lum cuneate at base, dilated at apex, un-divided or 3-lobed, middle lobe shorter,sometimes 0, or replaced by a tooth
RM2ANH969–An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian; 2nd ed. . inensis Nees, Syst. 150. 18.36.Nolafhoebe Borbonia Pax in Engler & Prantl. Xat. Pflf.3: Abt. 2, 116, 1889. A tree, with dark red bark, reaching a maximumheight of about 65° and a trunk diameter of 3°.Twigs puberulent or nearly glabrous. Leaves lan-ceolate, oblong or oblong-lanceolate, bright greenabove, paler beneath, glabrous when mature, 2-ylong, 1-2 wide, obscurely
RM2AG65C2–. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian. une-Sept. 8. Senecio Pseudo-Arnica Less. Sea-beachSenecio. Fig. 4617. Arnica maritima L. Sp. PI. 884. ly^Z- Not 5*. mari- timus L.Senecio Pseudo-Arnica Less. Linnaea 6: 240. 1831. Perennial, somewhat fleshy; stem stout, mostlysimple, very leafy, 6-3° high. Leaves oblong-obo-vate. lanceolate, or the lower spatulate, acute orobtuse at the apex, 4-8 long, ^-2 wide, denselytoment
RM2AGC1H1–. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian. noveboracensis (L.) Willd. New York Iron-weed. Flat Top. Fig. 4141. Serratula noveboracensis L. Sp. PI. 818. 1753.V. noveboracensis Willd. Sp. PI. 3: 1632. 1804.C. noveboracensis Kuntze, Rev. Gen. PI. ^2^. 1891.Vernonia noveboracensis tomentosa Britton, Mem.Torn Club 5: 311. 1894. Roughish-pubescent or glabrate, 3°-9° high.Leaves lanceolate or narrowly oblong, serrulate,3-io
RM2AJ4CFE–An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . ril-Aug. Genus i. BORAGE FAMILY. 75 5, Heliotropium convolvulaceum (Nutt.) A. Gray Fig. 3506. Euploca convolvulacea Nutt. Trans. Am. Phil. Soc. (11.) 5: 189. 1833-37.H. convolvulaceum A. Gray, Mem. Am. Acad. 6: 403. 1857. Annual, strigose-canescent, usually much branched,6-15 high, the branches ascending. Leaves oblong,ovate, or lanceolate, entire, short-petioled, obtuse oracu
RM2AGB2P0–. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian. 9. Solidago monticola T. & G. ^Mountain Golden-rod.Fig. 4221. Solidago Curtisii var. monticola T. & G. Fl. N. A. 2 : 200. 1841.Solidago monticola T. & G.; Chapm. Fl. S. States 209. i860. Slender, glabrous or nearly so, i°-3°high. Stem leaves ovate-oblong, or ob-long-lanceolate, thin, acuminate at theapex, narrowed at the base, sharply andsparingly serrate, or the upper entire
RM2AFX5NX–. Flora of Syria, Palestine, and Sinai : from the Taurus to Ras Muhammas and from the Mediterranean sea to the Syrian desert. lowertrifid. Stamens under the upper lip, didynamous, the anthers with two,parallel cells— A low shrub, with the aspect of Thyme. Fig. 291. T. §pScata, L. 5 -2 to .5, branches pu-berulent in 2 rows, ascending, simple or sparing-ly branched. Leaves linear-lanceolate, .01 to,02 long, dotted, flat or folded lengtliTvise, gla-brous or ciliate. Spikes oblong, dense, .015 to.07 long, .015 broad, sometimes interrupted atbase; floral leaves and bracts more or less red-dish, cil
RM2AFW5R1–. Flora of Syria, Palestine, and Sinai : from the Taurus to Ras Muhammas and from the Mediterranean sea to the Syrian desert. lumes imequal, oblong, the lower 1-nerved, shorter, the upper3-nerved; lower pale oblong, obtuse, prominently ^-nerxed and grooved—Spring — Salt marshes between Hamath and Palmyra. 4. S. rigida, L. 0 .1 to .3. Leaves linear, acuminate. Paniclerigid, oblong-lanceolate, .05 to .1 long, .01 to .03 broad, with branchesand pedicels 3-angled; spikelets 5-11-flowered, linear-oblong, .005 toto .01 long,. 002 broad, loose, pedicellate ; glumes lanceolate; lower paleoblong, convo
RM2AFJ515–. Handbook of the trees of the northern states and Canada east of the Rocky mountains. Photo-descriptive. s sjiecitic distinctness wouldseem to be clearly indicated by its larger andearlier flowers in smaller clusters, its largefruit and broader, more obtuse leaflets andhairy winter buds. It is a particularly beauti-ful tree in autumn, when bearing among itsb]ue-gr(!>en foliage its nodding clusters of brightred fruit. The wood is light, a cubic foot weighing 36.94 lbs., soft and but little used.2 Leaves usually 4-6 in. long with reddish-petioles,and 7-15 oblong-oval to ovate-lanceolate, sub
RM2ANJ1T2–Trees; a handbook of forest-botany for the woodlands and the laboratory . Fig. 43. Guelder Rose, Viburnum Ojntlus, p. 177 (D). (i) Leaves lanceolate or obovate-lanceolate,at least 4—5 times as long as broadstipules half-ovate, but rarely seen. Salix purpurea, L. Purple Willow (Fig. 44). Shrubwith sub-opposite leaves. Leaves thin, about 9—11(9—18) cm. long, oblong-obovate to obovate-lanceolate,or oblong to nearly linear lanceolate; sub-sessile andoften opposite, 4—6 times as long as broad, the greatest PURPLE WILLOW 179 breadth usually about the upper third. Suddenly andshortly acuminate. Entir
RM2AG7WM7–. Plants of New Zealand. of Parsons, a botanist). 2 sp. Parsonsia heterophylla (The Varied-leaved Parsonsia).Stems as thick as a quill, shining. Leaves leathery, 1 in.-2 in. broad, oblong,or lanceolate, 3 in.-4 in. long, with lobed margins. Flowers white, scented, 5 in.long. Antheis within the corolla. Both islands. Fl. Nov.-Dec. Parsonsia capsularis {Tlie Caimdate Parsonsia).Stems slender. Leaves u.sually 2 in.-3 in. long, narrow. Panicles few-flowered. Corolla T^in. Jong, white, red, or rarely yellow. Anthers protrvidingbeyond the corolla. Both islands. Fl. Nov.-Dec. There can be but little
RM2AG821Y–. Plants of New Zealand. ns 5. Styles 5-10. Fruit round, fleshy, 5-10-celled, 5-10-seeded. Schefflera digitata. A small tree, 10 ft.-20 ft. in height. Leaves 5-10-foliolate, with sheathingpetioles ; leaflets petioled, membranous, toothed, 3 in.-7 in. long, oblong-lanceolate, sometimes pinnatifid. Umbels in.-^ in. across. Fruit purplish-black, ^5in.-5^5in. in diameter. Both islands: abmidant. Stewart Island.Fl. Feb.-March. Umbelliferae. The Parsley and Carrot Family. Distribution.—A large and widely distributed family of plants, which, fromtheir varying properties, may be divided into four gr
RM2AGBR13–. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian. 6. Eupatorium leucolepis T. & G. White-bracted Thoroughwort. Justice-weed.Fig. 4157.E. leucolepis T. & G. Fl. N. A. 2 : 84. 1841. Slender, puberulent, branched above, i°-2°high. Leaves opposite, sessile, linear, oblongor oblong-lanceolate, glaucous green, rough onboth sides, thick, blunt-pointed, sparingly ser-rate, or the upper entire, i-3 long, 2-$ wide,obscurely 3-nerved a
RM2AXHYGD–The new international encyclopaedia . n, andsmooth on both sides; flowers in a cluster onlong pedicels in May; fruit round, light-red,very small, with thin pulp; stone globular.Prunus serotina, the wild black cherry, is a finetree with gray, sometimes rather shaggy bark onthe trunk, and reddish limbs, often growing inthe Western States to 80 feet in height and 2feet or more in diameter, but smaller in theAtlantic States, leaves lanceolate-oblong, taper-pointed, serrate, with incurved, short, and cal-lous teeth, thick, shining above; flowers, whichappear in June, in long racemes; fruit purplish
RM2AGBRB9–. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian. 6. Eupatorium leucolepis T. & G. White-bracted Thoroughwort. Justice-weed.Fig. 4157.E. leucolepis T. & G. Fl. N. A. 2 : 84. 1841. Slender, puberulent, branched above, i°-2°high. Leaves opposite, sessile, linear, oblongor oblong-lanceolate, glaucous green, rough onboth sides, thick, blunt-pointed, sparingly ser-rate, or the upper entire, i-3 long, 2-$ wide,obscurely 3-nerved a
RM2AGARYT–. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian. o9 COMPOSITAE. Vol. III.. 31. Solidago Elliottii T. & G. Elliotts Golden-rod. Fig. 4243. Solidago Elliottii T. & G. Fl. N. A. 2: 218. 1841.Solidago elliptica Ell. Bot. S. C. & Ga. 2: 376.1824. Not Ait. 1789. Stem glabrous, or minutely puberulentabove, stout, 3°-6° high, simple, or branchedat the inflorescence. Leaves firm, oblong oroblong-lanceolate, rarely ovate-oblong, acut
RM2AFYXR3–. Flora of Syria, Palestine, and Sinai : from the Taurus to Ras Muhammas and from the Mediterranean sea to the Syrian desert. n. 2. STAPHYL.EA, L. Bladder-Nut. Sepals 5, deciduous. Petals 5. Ovary 3-3-parted to base, cellsmany ovuled, styles 3-B, rarely free ; stigmas capitate. Capsule stip-itate, bladdery-inflated, 3-3-lobed and celled, the cells splitting at thetip of the ventral suture. Seeds globular, with a bony testa — Shrubswith trefoil or pinnate leaves. S. pinnata, L. 5 Leaflets 5-7, remote, oblong-lanceolate, ser-rulate at base, puberulent at under surface. Racemes terminal, long-ped
RM2AGAP47–. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian. 394 COMPOSITAE. Vol. III.. 37. Solidago serotina Ait. Late Golden-rod. Fig. 4249. Solidago serotina Ait. Hort. Kew. 3: 211. 1789. 5. gigantea Ait. Hort. Kew. 3: 211. 1789. Solidago Pitcheri Nutt. Journ. Acad. Phil. 7: loi. 1834.5. serotina gigantea A. Gray, Proc. Am. Acad. 17: 180. 1882. Stem stout, 3°-8° high, glabrous, sometimesglaucous. Leaves lanceolate or oblong-lanceo-l
RM2AN65N2–Trees and shrubs, hardy in the British isles . cales, becoming smooth anddark the second year. Leaves narrow-oblong or lanceolate ; i to 3^ ins.lo^» ti to § ins. wide ; dull green and scaly above, silvery scaly beneath ;Flowers 2 in. long, fragrant, produced in early June, one to three in each)eaf-axil of the young shoots. Each flower has a bell-shaped tube and four Er..EAGNUS 50n spreading lobes about as lon;^ as the tube ; silvery outside like the under-surface of the leaves, yellow inside ; stalk ^ in, long. Fruit oval, A in. lon^,yellowish, silvery scaly ; flesh mealy, sweet. Native of S.
RM2AFYFHD–. West Virginia trees. - the Ruffed Grouse and otherbirds, and are sometimes used for making jelly. The spines arestraight and from 114 to 2)4 inches long. 152 W. VA. AGRL EXPERIMENT STATION [Bulletin 175. BLACK CHERRY September, 1920] WEST VIRGINIA TREES 153 BLACK CHERRYPrunus serotina, Ehrh. Form.—Height 60-100 feet, diameter 2-5 feet; trunk when in closestands tall and straight, bearing a rather open irregularly-oblongcrown. Leaves.—Alternate, simple, lanceolate-oblong, taper-pointed, 2-5inches long, thickish, serrate-crenate, with incurved teeth, smooth,dark green above, paler beneath. Flo
RM2AX1AFK–Gleanings in bee culture . Fuclisia e.xcortiiata Parsonsia heterophylla August to December. This tree is most valuable for its honey and pollen which are a never failing standby in the spring- T -1 1, 41 1 14 „f„ months owing to its long peiiod of bloom. Leaves silvery beneath; lanceolate or ovate w ^ j, t, ^ lanceolate; flowers drooping, one inch long;calyx dark purple, petals red purple; pol-len blue; berry oblong; flowering period. Sophora tetraptera Myoporum laetum 1124 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE One of my yards built up wonderfully andstored considerable surplus from this sourcebefore clove
RM2AG6Y8F–. Foundations of botany. broadly scythe-shaped, withthe point bent sharply inward. Dry soil. 2. A. Cornuti, Decaisne. Common Milkweed. Stem stout,3-4 ft. high, finely downy. Leaves 4-8 in. long, oblong or nearlyso, downy beneath. Umbels terminal or nearly so. Flowers vary-ing from pmple or greenish-purple to whitish, numerous, with astrong, sweet, but sickening odor. Hoods with a tooth on each sideof the stout horn. Common in rich soil. 3. A. phytolaccoides, Pursh. Poke-leaved Milkweed. Stemrather slender, 3-5 ft. high. Leaves 6-9 in. long, ovate or oval-lanceolate, taper-pointed, short-petiol
RM2AFXWEX–. West Virginia trees. BLACK ASH September, 1920] ? WEST VIRGINIA TREES BLACK ASH Fraxinus nigra, Marsh. Form.—Hcig-ht 60-90 feet, diameter 1-2 feet; trtuik rather slender,and straight, l)earing a narrow-ovoid or rounded crown of uprightIjranches. Leaves.—Opposite, pinnately compound, 12-16 inches long; leaf-lets 7-11, 3-5 inches long, sessile, except the terminal one, oblong tooblong-lanceolate, taper-pointed, serrate, glabrous. Flowers.—May; polygamo-dioecious; borne in loose droopingpanicles. Fruit.—Matures in early autumn; samaras l-l}j inches long, inopen drooping clusters. Bark.—Soft, as
RM2AJEC73–An introduction to botany Containing an explanation of the theory of that science; extracted from the works of Dr Linnaeus . . PLATE VI. LEAVESf.Simple Leaves. Fig. 1 /^Rbiculate (p. 188) 2 V -/Subrotund (p. 188) 3 Ovate (p. 188) 4 Oval (p. 188) 5 Oblong (p. 189) 6 Lanceolate (p. 189) 7 Linear {p. 150) 8 Subulate (p. 190) 9 Reniform (p. 190) 10 Cordate (p. 191) 11 Lunulate (p. 191) 12 Triangular (p. 190) 13 Sagittate (p. 191)14 Cordaro-fagittate •1 5 Haftate (p. igi) 16 Fiffa (p. 191) 17 Trilobe (p. 192)iS Prasmorfe (p. 193) 19 Lobate (p. 192) 20 Quinquangular [p. ignr) 21 Erofe (p. 195) 22 P
RM2AJECB2–An introduction to botany Containing an explanation of the theory of that science; extracted from the works of Dr Linnaeus . PLATE V» Trunk. Fig. I. A Squamofe Culm (p. 184) Fig. 2. A Repent Stem (p. i8i) Fig. 3. A Frons (p. 187) fee alfo th?Note at p. 67. Fig. 4. A Volubile Stem (p. 180J fig. 5. Ad Articulate Culm (p. 183J Fig. 6. A Scapus (p. 184) Fig. 7. ADichotomousStem{p. 183) Fig. 8. A Brachiate Stem (p. 182) J/a/r .;.. . PLATE VI. LEAVESf.Simple Leaves. Fig. 1 /^Rbiculate (p. 188) 2 V -/Subrotund (p. 188) 3 Ovate (p. 188) 4 Oval (p. 188) 5 Oblong (p. 189) 6 Lanceolate (p. 189) 7 Linear
RM2CE60X5–. The orchid-grower's manual : containing descriptions of the best species and varieties of orchidaceous plants . to yellow and rose, andincluding various highly spotted forms. The pseudobulbsare oblong ovate compressed,with a pair of ligulate oblongacute leaves, and radical scapesfrom the axils of accessory leaves,bearing racemes or panicles ofthe lovely flowers, which oftenhave the ovate lanceolate sepalsflushed with rose, the broadlyovate pure white petals beingmuch undulated, and the oblongovate lip much crisped and acu-minate, with a rich yellow stainover the discal portion, andhaving one
RM2CE5YKX–. The orchid-grower's manual : containing descriptions of the best species and varieties of orchidaceous plants . Lindley.—A neat and pleasing species, withovate compressed angulate pseudobulbs, bearing two broadlyligulate leaves at the top, and having others springing fromthe base, out of whose axils the scape arises. The flowersare in racemes, and consist of obovate-lanceolate acuminateyellowish green sepals and petals marked with purple blotches,and an oblong-ovate apiculate lip, which has a stout tooth oneach side about the middle, and is of a pale sulphur yellow,whitish at the base, where
RM2CE6202–. The orchid-grower's manual : containing descriptions of the best species and varieties of orchidaceous plants . MASDEVALLIA LINDENI.. MASDEVALLIA MACRURA. MASDEVALLIA, 395 tinguishable therefrom. Like its allies it has tufts of oblong-lanceolate obtuse or emarginate leaves, tapered below, andsolitary flowers on scapes taller than the leaves, of a richmagenta-purple, the short curved tube and throat being white.The flowers of this species are not so large as those of someforms of the allied M. Harryana, but their distinct and briUiantcolour renders the plant a very conspicuous object in a col
RM2CE63N9–. The orchid-grower's manual : containing descriptions of the best species and varieties of orchidaceous plants . CYPEIPEDIU:. tflCROCHILUM. CYPRIPEDIUJI. 251 Broomfield. The leaves are oblong-lanceolate, acute, faintlymottled with transverse markings above, and of a wine-purplebeneath. The flowers are medium-sized, on dark purplehairy scapes ; the dorsal sepal is broad ovate, ciliate at thebase, blush white with green and purple stripes or nerves ;the petals are linear-oblong, ciliate, purplish crimson with greennerves; and tlil glossy lip is yellowish green in front, veinedand barred with cr
RM2CE5XG6–. The orchid-grower's manual : containing descriptions of the best species and varieties of orchidaceous plants . wer fully three inchesacross, with oblong-lanceolate sepals and roundish ellipticpetals of a bright cinnabar or deep crimson, and a three-lobed lip, the side lobes of which are incurved, and theacuminate front lobe flat, all these parts yellow with brightred streaks. This plant, which blooms in November and 578 ORCHID-GROWER S MANUAL. December, ought to be in every collection. Two varieties ofit are grown, the one producing short obtuse leaves, withexceedingly brilliant-coloured fl
RM2CDEGFW–. Arboretum et fruticetum Britannicum; or, The trees and shrubs of Britain, native and foreign, hardy and half-hardy, pictorially and botanically delineated, and scientifically and popularly described; with their propagation, culture, management, and uses in the arts, in useful and ornamental plantations, and in landscape-gardening; preceded by a historical and geographical outline of the trees and shrubs of temperate climates throughout the world . 1863 p. 107. Leaves somewhat lanceolate.oblong ; obtuse at the base, quite entire; downy beneath. Fruiton short thick stalks. {Humb. et Bonp.) A t
RM2CE62K6–. The orchid-grower's manual : containing descriptions of the best species and varieties of orchidaceous plants . e should think this plantmay possibly have been one of its parents. It flowers inOctober, and lasts for six weeks in beauty.—Brazil. Fig.—Orchid Album, iii. t. 135.Syn.—Catthya Rothschildiana. L, anceps, Limlley.—A remarkably handsome species, andone of the most useful winter-flowering Orchids we have. Ithas oblong compressed somewhat quadrangular pseudobulbsfour or five inches long, oblong lanceolate leaves, generallyin pairs but sometimes solitary, and long two-edged scapesfrom t
RM2CE5YKT–. The orchid-grower's manual : containing descriptions of the best species and varieties of orchidaceous plants . OKCIDIUM MARSHALLIANUM. are terete, ovoid-cylindrical, two to four inches long, with apair of coiiaceous oblong-lanceolate acute leaves six or seveninches long and two inches broad, of a bright green on the 493 upper surface, paler beneath. The flowers are very numerous,in ample much-branched panicles, and are individually large—two and a half inches across the spreading petals, andbrilliantly coloured. The sepals are small, the dorsal oneconcave obovate, yellow banded with purple,
RM2CE5Y0P–. The orchid-grower's manual : containing descriptions of the best species and varieties of orchidaceous plants . e oblong ; the leaves areovate-lanceolate acuminate, plicate, dark green spotted withyellow; the scapes are two feet or more in height springingfrom the side of the bulbs, and bearing a raceme of ten 521 or twelve flowers, which are yellow, the Hp involutelycylindrical, fleshy, with a blunt spur, three-lobed in front,the middle lobe plicate-crenite streaked with reddish brownat the edge. There are two varieties of this plant, the bestone being very showy and desirable.—Northern Ind
RM2CE5X1H–. The orchid-grower's manual : containing descriptions of the best species and varieties of orchidaceous plants . .- ^ M o 1. ZYGOPETALUM. 619 Z. crinitum, Loddir/cs.—A handsome species, with ovatepseudobulbs, and lorate-lanceohxte plicate leaves, shorterthan the scapes, which spring from the base of the bulb andsupport a raceme of several large beautifully variegatedflowers, which are produced in winter, and last a longtime in perfection. Sometimes two spikes come from thesame pseudobulb. The oblong-lanceolate sepals and petalsare green, barred with brown, and the broad obovate emar-ginate l
RM2CEGYR5–. How to know wild fruits; a guide to plants when not in flower by means of fruit and leaf. k, Michigan, andCalifornia. It is a native also of Europe andAsia. It is a much-branched shrub, low, denselyleafy, and grows in thick beds. BLACK OR DARK PURPLE 208 INKBERRY. EVERGREEN WINTER BERRYIlex glabra Holly Family Fruit. — The berrylike black drupe is about aquarter of an inch in diameter. It is usuallysolitary in the leaf axils, with the calyx at thebase and the mark of the stigma at the summit.The six seedlets are smooth. Leaves. — The leathery evergreen leaves arewedge-lanceolate or oblong. T
RM2CE62YF–. The Gardens' bulletin; Straits Settlements . ed when young, grooved,minutely dense fulvous tomentose; later glabrescent, black.Leaves elliptic, elliptic-oblong, ovate-lanceolate, or subovate,acuminate and blunt or mucronate at the apex, rounded tosubcordate at the base, usually about 11.0 cm. X5.0 cm.,glabrous and normally drying chocolate-brown above,apparently glabrous (except on the midrib and main nerves)but actually minutely lepidote and yellow-brown or red-brownbeneath; midrib slightly sunk above, strongly elevate,striate, puberulous beneath; main nerves usually 11 to 14pairs, strongly
RM2CEGG9R–. Mosses with hand-lens and microscope : a non-technical hand-book of the more common mosses of the northeastern United States. rule, not widely spreading; stemleaves o ate-lanceolate, long-acuminate, reaching 1.2x0.4, but usuallysmaller, branch leaves smaller and lanceolate, both serrulate to entire, narrowedat the insertion and slightly decurrent; costa slender, reaching to the middle ofth; leaf or somewhat farther; median leaf cells oblong-hexagonal to hexagono- 330 MOSSKS WITH HAND-LKNS AM) MKROSCOPE rhomboidal, 3-4:1, broader and subrectanguiar toward the base, quadrate totransversely el
RM2CDMB8F–. Lawns and gardens. How to plant and beautify the home lot, the pleasure ground and garden . S — ?. FIG. 10Z—CHINESE MAGNOLIA MAGNOLIA CONSPICUA). Sweet Bay, Magnolia glatica.—A small American tree,very fine when cultivated, growing in swamps and lowgrounds generally. It has oblong leaves, green on the uppersurface, glaucous beneath, and white fragrant flowers inearly summer. Fiue for groups and in shrubberies iu rich,not necessarily low, ground. 204 flowering XErees. Umbrella Tree, Magnolia umbrella.—This is a low orna-mental tree with broad, spreading crowns and obovate-lanceolate leaves f
RM2CF8YTR–. Journal of botany, British and foreign. teum,Andr., of Sierra Leone. The name refers to the scent of theflowers. Crinum fimbriatulum, Baker, n. sp. Leaves linear, two to fivefeet long, an inch broad at the base, tapering gradually to thepoint, glaucous green, deei)ly channelled down the face, minutelyscale-ciliated at the edge ; veins close, distinct. Scape two feetlong, three to seven-flowered; outer bracts lanceolate, two to twoand a half inclies long. Ovary nearly sessile. Perianth-tubecurved, four to five inches long; segments of the limb oblong,ascending, white, with a distinct red keel
RM2CP32HB–. Report of the geological exploration of the fortieth parallel . iffuselybranched; leaves simple or 3-foliolate; leaflets small, oblong, entire, shortlypetiolulate, mucronate, distant; stipules setaceous, scanty or wanting; floralbracts minute; flowers in loose racemes; sepals minute, distinct; petals oblong-lanceolate; filaments equal and nearly equaling the petals, the anthers a halfshorter: pod linear, 4-6 times longer than the stipe.—Stem 1° high, nearlynaked, with small (2-3 long) scattered leaves; flowers large, yellow; petals(3 long) with a broad claw and a large somewhat 2-lobed necta
RM2CEKNC6–. Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. Haemocharis subintegerrima, has leaves lanceolate ob-long to obovate oblong. As in the case of the above the mentionof obovateness suggests a place near to Gordonia concentri-cicatrix but its veins are obscured, and the marginal teeth nearly R. A. Soc, No. 76, 1917. 154 GORDONIA. obsolete. Kurz says that it hardly differs from II. aromatica,and is the same as Gordonia Maingayi, which appears dubious. Itwas obtained in Sumatra at Kobu-lahat in the Province of Palem-bang. Q. multinervis, King, in Journ. Asiatic Soc. Bengal, lix,1890,
RM2CDWY7A–. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . gyne vemuta, Bolfe (n sp.).— Pseudo bulbs aboutan inch distant on the rhizome, elliptical-oblong,obscurely tetragonal, sulcate, 2 inches long by ^ inchttroad, diphyllou9. Leaves lanceolate, acuminate,coriaceous, three-nerved, shining above about 7 incheslong by 1 inch broad, narrowed at the base into a shortpetiole. Scape pendulous, about 10 inches long, many-flowered. Bracts persistent, broadly elliptical, obtuse,convolute, 7 liDes long. Pedicels 6-7 lines long.Sepals ovate-oblong, apicutate, conca
RM2CDM6W8–. Lawns and gardens. How to plant and beautify the home lot, the pleasure ground and garden . es; it growsabout six inches high. C. nobilis is a robust, very leafyand floriferous kind, with pale yellow fiowers in bracteateracemes on leafy stems nine iuches high. All thrive bestin shady positions in rich leaf mold. They are fine fornaturalizing in woods and shrubberies and may be treatedin the same manner as Dicentra. THE MUSTARD FAMILY. Dames Violet or Rocket, Hesperis matronalis.—An old-fashioned border plant with oblong-lanceolate leaves onsingle stems two or three feet high. Flowers large,
RM2CEG6RP–. Mosses with hand-lens and microscope : a non-technical hand-book of the more common mosses of the northeastern United States. LA IK I.. II. FtjntiiK.lii I.escurii (?tom SviHiv. Icones) 398 MOSSES WITH HAND-LENS AND MICROSCOPE next, from which it differs chiefly in the softer, less concave leaves, more slen-derly acuminate and less obtuse, and in the more papillose peristome teeth withmore (20-28) lamellae. F. Novas-Angliae Sulliv. Plants firmer than in the last, of about the same size,leaves rather closer, more closely imbricated, ovate-lanceolate to oblong-lanceo-late, concave and usual
RM2CE1NJY–. The Gardens' bulletin; Straits Settlements . Gard. Bull. S. S., Vol. VIII. Plate XXII. 5 cm. Hopea apiculata Sym. 277 Hopea apiculata Symington, sp. nov. Plates XXI & XXIISpecies H. laxae Sym., H. resinosae Sym., H. pachy-carpae (Heim) Sym., etc. affinis, nuce parvo, glabro,apiculato, segmentis brevibus chartaceis instructo, differt. Branchlets dark purple but usually covered with a paletomentum, with decurrent elevate lines from the insertionof the petiole. Leaves lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate,gradually tapering to the acuminate apex, base subequal,rounded, or subcordate, about 13.0 cm. X
RM2CEKRB5–. A history of British forest-trees, indigenous and introduced. TURKEY, OR MOSSY-CUPPED OAK. 289. Quercus Cerris. Linn.TURKEY, or MOSSY-CUPPED OAK. Quercus Cerris, Linn. sp. pi. 1415. Willd. No. 75. Loudons Arb. Brit. p. in. ch. cv. p. 1846. The Turkey Oak is specifically distinguished by oblong,deeply-lobed, and sinuated leaves, with short petioles andhairy beneath, the lobes lanceolate, acute, and somewhatangular. The buds surrounded with long linear stipules u 290 CORYLACE.E. which spring from around their axils. The calyx or acorncup echinate, or armed with bristly scales. A century, it ap
RM2CEGMRF–. Mosses with hand-lens and microscope : a non-technical hand-book of the more common mosses of the northeastern United States. ick to St.Paul Island, Behringsea; south to NewJersey, Colorado andCalifornia. Not re-ported from the northcentral states. A form from Ore-gon with leaves nar-rowed at base, less ser-rate at apex,sometimessubentire is calledvar. Oregonense bv Hen-auld and Cardot. C. Americanum Brid.Plants 5-7*^ high;branches usuallystraight and tapering;branch leaves closelyimbricate, 2 x i ; up-per oblong - lanceo-late, broadly auriculate;lower ovate to ovate-lanceolate, denticulateb
RM2CEG9RR–. Mosses with hand-lens and microscope : a non-technical hand-book of the more common mosses of the northeastern United States. ■u,/./,/r FiGLiRt 201. Amblysleqie/la sublilis (From Bry. Eur.) 376 MOSSES WITH HAND-LENS AND MICROSCOPE A. subtilis (Hedw.) Loeske. Plants small, in thin closely woven dark-greenmats; leaves rather distant, lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, slenderly long-acuminate, narrowed to the insertion, not decurrent, entire, appressed when dry,0.25-0.6 long; costa short and faint or lacking; median cells oblong-hex-agonal, 2-3:1 ; alar cells quadrate to transversely elongated
RM2CJ31K6–. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand . !- u- , i-i Uth. HaLoTCLQis aqqreqaJta, Svucharuzrv, n.sp. Buchanan.—On some New Species 0/ Plants. 225 slender, glabrous. Leaves 3-4 inches long, involute, filiform, rigid, setaceous ;secund on the outer culms, glabrous ; ligule none; sheaths broad, with longsilky hairs at mouth ; panicle 1-11 inches long ; spikelets 3-4 on short pilosepedicels 6-7 lines long, 4-7 flowered. Flowers unisexual ; empty glumesunequal, oblong lanceolate ; flowering glumes not included 4-5 lines long ;hispid on the margins, and with long silky hairs at base and o
RMRDWHC3–. The vegetation of the Siberian-Mongolian frontiers (the Sayansk region). Botany; Botany. very distinctly separated by the fact that in Veronica pseudolongifolia they are practi- cally sessile, or only very short-petioled, the petiole to about 1—2 mm. long. This charac- ter especially distinguishes our plant. The lower leaves are ovate-lanceolate, the upper ones gradually narrower, lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, generally 5—6 times as long as broad, acuminate at the apex; the base is rounded or subcordate, whereby the leaves become frequently nearly clasping the stem, never cuneately taperi
RMREDH21–. The complete herbalist : or the people their own physicians by the use of nature's remedies : describing the great curative properties found in the herbal kingdom.. Materia medica, Vegetable.; Botany, Medical.; Medicinal plants.. 122 THE COMPLETE HERBALIST. MATICO (Piper Angustifolium). Medicinal Part. The leaves. DescHp'tion.—This is a tall shrub, presenting a singular appearance from its pointed stem and branches. The leaves are harsh, short- stalked, oblong-lanceolate, and acuminate. Flowers her- maphrodite. History. —This plant grows at Huanaco and elsewhere in Peru. The dried leaves are
RMRDFAXG–. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. Spec. Char., ^c. Leaves lanceolate, or oblong-lanceolate, smooth, remotely or unequally serrated, cuneated at the base, and quite entire, glabrous. Branches tetragonally 2-edged, and also glabrous. Corymbs sessile. {Don's Mill.) A large shrub or low tree. Virginia and Carolina, near the
RMRDF32H–. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. Spec. Char., S^c. Habit resembling that of Comarum palustre. Stem suffruticose. Leaves pinnately cut, coriaceous. Lobes oblong, acutely serrate, pubescent above upon the veins, whitely tomentose beneath. Stipules lanceolate, very acute, entire, rather filmy at the edge. Flowers large, wh
RMRDTGM9–. Elementary botany. Botany. PLANT FAMILIES: ONOGRACE&. 28l lanceolate or oblong, toothed and repand on the margin. In many of the species of the family the parts of the flower are in fours as in the evening primrose, but in others the number is variable. r># ''. UMBELLIFLORy«. 537. The parsley family (umbelliferae).—The wild carot (Daucus carota) is common by roadsides and in old fields during August and September. The leaves are deeply divided and the lobes are notched (pinnately decompound). The flowers form umbels, since the pedicels are all of about the same length, and many of the
RMRDTDEJ–. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian. Botany. ALSINACEAE. Petals shorter than the calyx ; lower leaves petioled. Petals longer than the calyx, or as long; lower leaves rarely petioled. Petals longer than the blunt sepals. Petals as long as the acute or acuminate sepals. Leaves narrow, linear, oblong, oblanceolate or spatulate. Flowers 7"-io" broad. Leaves lanceolate, ciliate. Leaves linear, glabrous. Fl
RMRDFAXM–. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. 520 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM.. Spec. Char., ^c. Leaves lanceolate, or oblong-lanceolate, smooth, remotely or unequally serrated, cuneated at the base, and quite entire, glabrous. Branches tetragonally 2-edged, and also glabrous. Corymbs sessile. {Don's Mill.) A large shrub or
RMRD8160–. The encyclopedia of practical horticulture; a reference system of commercial horticulture, covering the practical and scientific phases of horticulture, with special reference to fruits and vegetables;. Gardening; Fruit-culture; Vegetable gardening. CHESTNUT CULTURE 803 European Group The European chestnut is a large, close- headed, but broadly spreading tree, with thick branches and large buds; oblong- lanceolate and generally abruptly-point- ed, thick, leathery leaves, bearing small, sometimes incurved teeth, and generally pubescent beneath when young, and smooth and green on both sides wh
RMRDK0YP–. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 506 LILIACEAE. Vol. I. the leaves thus appearing basal. Flowers large, nodding, bractless, solitary, or several in some western species. Many plants are flowerless and i-leaved, these leaves often wider and longer petioled than those of the stem. Perianth-segments separate, lanceolate, oblong or oblanceolate, deciduous, with nectariferous groove, and sometimes
RMRDFBPK–. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. XXVI. JJOSA CE^ : COTONEA STER. 405. Spec. Char., Spc. Leaves with the disk oblong- lanceolate, acute, distantly serrated, six times longer than the petiole, which is red. The pani- cle, in this species, is not corymbose. (Dec. Prod.) An evergreen shrub or low tree. Cali- fornia. Height
RMRE1NM9–. Elementary botany. Botany. PLANT FAMILIES: ONOGRACEM. 281 lanceolate or oblong, toothed and repand on the margin. In many of the species of the family the parts of the flower are in fours as in the evening primrose, but in others the number is variable.. UMBELLIFLOR^. 537. The parsley family (umbelliferae).—The wild carrot (Daucus carota) is common by roadsides and in old fields during August and September. The leaves are deeply divided and the lobes are notched (pinnately decompound). The flowers form umbels^ since the pedicels are all of about the same length, and many of them radiate from
RMRDEYR2–. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. 1443. S. dedpic. 1444. S. frfigUis. Spec. Char., ^c.. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, pointed, serrated throughout, very glabrous. Footstalks glandular. Ovary ovate, abrupt, nearly sessile, gla- brous. Bracteas oblong, about equal to the stamens and pistils. Stigmas cloven, longer than the styl
RMRH9FX4–. Botany for secondary schools; a guide to the knowledge of the vegetation of the neighborhood. Plants. SHAPES OF LEAVES 99 Lanceolate, four to six times longer than broad, widest V below the middle and tapering to each end. Some of the narrow-leaved willows are examples. Most of the willows and the peach have oblong-lanceolate leaves. Spatulate, a narrow leaf that is broadest toward the apex. The top is usually rounded. It is much like an oblong leaf. Ovate, shaped somewhat like the longitudinal section of ^ an egg: twice as long as broad, tapering from near A the base to the apex. This is o
RMRDX034–. Michigan trees; a handbook of the native and most important introduced species. Trees. Lanceolate. Ovate. Heart-shaped. Halberd-shaped. I^inear. Elliptical.. Oblong. Oval. Orbicular. Oblanceolate. Spatulate. Obovate. near by, but under adverse circumstances. How different are the leaves of the big white oak standing in the yard; they are hardly lobed on the lowermost branches, while higher up they are deeply' cut. Yet, in spite of the many modifications that leaves undergo, the leaves of any one species have certain rather constant char- LEAF TIPS. Please note that these images are extracted
RMRFR54M–. Some large-leaved ornamental plants for the tropics. Plants, Ornamental; Tropical plants. SOME LARGE-LEAVED ORNAMENTAL PLANTS 23 Caribbean Islands. Most of them are terrestrial or epiphytic per- ennial herbs but a few are climbers. Anthuriums are beautiful tropical Aroids which fall naturally into two sections or groups— foliage and flowering. The Puerto Rican species fall into the former group. Anthurium acaule, which is native to Puerto Rico, is often found growing upon rocks or tree trunks on shaded mountainsides. The plants bear oblong lanceolate leaves 16 to 32 inches long and 2^ to IOV
RMRDR61F–. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian. Botany. HYPERICACEAE. 14. Hypericum pseudomaculatum Bush. Large Spotted St. John's-wort. Fig. 2894. Hypciiciiin pseujoimiciilattim Bush : Britton. Man. 627. 1901. Similar to the preceding species, but tlie leaves, at least the upper ones, acute, ovate to oblong-lanceolate; flowers larger; sepals lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, acuminate; petals pale yellow, three to five time
RMRDJD0J–. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. Gexus THISTLE FAMILY. 10. Eupatorium semiserratum DC. Small-flowered Thoroughwort. Fig. 4161. E. semiserratum DC. Prodr. 5 : 177. 1836. Pubescent or puberulent, loosely branched above, 2°-3° high. Leaves rather thin, short- petioled, oblong-lanceolate to spatulate, acute or obtusish at the apex, narrowed at the base, sharply serrate, at least above the middle,
RMRDDCHK–. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. 888 AHBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. c. Natives of Nepal, § X. LanatcE. Woolly or downy-leaved Oaks. Sect. Char. Leaves oval-oblong or lanceolate, serrated or dentated, but not sinuated or lobed ; woolly beneath. Trees evergreen, natives of Nepal; and only half-hardy in the climate o
RMRDJNF4–. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 29. Solidago ulmifolia Muhl. Elm- leaved Golden-rod. Fig. 4241. Solidago ulmifolia Muhl.; Willd. Sp. PI. 3: 2060. 1804. Stem slender, glabrous, or puberulent at the summit, 2°-4° high, simple, or branched above, the arched branches puberulent or pubescent. Leaves thin, oblong to elliptic- lanceolate, acute or acuminate at the apex and base, coarsely and sharply
RMRDJC8X–. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. ONAGRACEAE. Vol. II. 2. Ludwigiantha brevipes Long, n. sp. Short-stalked Ludwigiantha. Fig. 3015. Similar to the preceding species, creeping, glabrous. Leaves oblong-oblanceolate, acutish at the apex, narrowed to the sessile or nearly sessile base; flowers about i' broad, on slender pedun- cles shorter than the leaves; calyx-lobes lanceolate to ovate- lanceolat
RMRDK0W4–. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. ONAGRACEAE. Vol. II. 2. Ludwigiantha brevipes Long, n. sp. Short-stalked Ludwigiantha. Fig. 3015. Similar to the preceding species, creeping, glabrous. Leaves oblong-oblanceolate, acutish at the apex, narrowed to the sessile or nearly sessile base; flowers about i' broad, on slender pedun- cles shorter than the leaves; calyx-lobes lanceolate to ovate- lanceolat
RMRDFCW0–. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. Spec. Char., ^c. Leaves with 2â4) pairs of oblong-lanceolate silky leaflets, ending in a little spine. Stipules spinescent. Adult petioles permanent, strong, and spinose, twice the length of the leaflets. Pedicels solitary, short. Legume hoary-villous. (^Don's Mill.) A low spiny shrub. N
RMRDR61E–. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian. Botany. HYPERICACEAE. 14. Hypericum pseudomaculatum Bush. Large Spotted St. John's-wort. Fig. 2894. Hypciiciiin pseujoimiciilattim Bush : Britton. Man. 627. 1901. Similar to the preceding species, but tlie leaves, at least the upper ones, acute, ovate to oblong-lanceolate; flowers larger; sepals lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, acuminate; petals pale yellow, three to five time
RMRDHY8M–. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. i8. Viola sagittata Ait. Arrow-leaved Violet. Fig. 2940. Viola sagittata Ait. Hort. Kew. 3: 287. 1789. Usually glabrous, but the leaves often ciliate or finely pu- bescent throughout; petioles commonly longer than the blades; these lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, becoming iJ'-4' long, cordate to truncate, obtuse or acute, distantly and obscurely toothed above
RMRDJBTM–. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. HYPERICACEAE. Vol. II. 14. Hypericum pseudomaculatum Bush. Large Spotted St. John's-wort. Fig. 2894. Hypericum pseudomaculatum Bush ; Britton, Man. 627. igoi. Similar to the preceding species, but the leaves, at least the upper ones, acute, ovate to oblong-lanceolate; flowers larger; sepals lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, acuminate; petals pale yellow, three to
RMRDT5Y7–. The orchid-grower's manual, containing descriptions of the best species and varieties of orchidaceous plants in cultivation ... Orchids. 130 ORCHID-GROWEU S MANUAL. B. LANCEANA, Liniley.—A free-flowering Orchid, blooming at different times of the year, and bearing yellow fragrant blossoms lightly spotted with brown, which last three weeks in perfection. It has ovate-oblong pseudobulbs, broadly-lanceolate striated leaves, and long racemes of flowers, the peduncle or scape springing from the base of the bulb. There are two varieties of this plant, one named macrosiacJiya, much better than the
RMRDJ1E4–. A Manual of botany : being an introduction to the study of the structure, physiology, and classification of plants . Botany. FORMS OF SIMPLE LEAVES. 89 comes lanceolate (lancea, a lance). If the middle veins only exceed the others slightly, and the ends are convex, the leaf is either rounded (rotundatus), as in fig. 179, elliptical (fig. 177), oval (fig. 164), or oblong (fig. 165). If the veins at the base are longest, the leaf is ovate or egg-shaped, as in Chickweed (fig. 167), and if those at the apex are longest, the leaf is obovate, or inversely egg-shaped. Leaves are cuneate (cunms, a w
RMRE0NG5–. A history of the vegetable kingdom; embracing the physiology of plants, with their uses to man and the lower animals, and their application in the arts, manufactures, and domestic economy. Illus. by several hundred figures. Botany; Botany, Economic; 1855. VANILLA. 397 wHte colour; the bark ia brownisli. The leaves are lanceolate, oblong, bright green, quite entire; the flowers are small, reddish, and inodorous. *The fruit is smooth, of a yellow or red tinge, and about three inches in diameter; the rind is fleshy, about half an inch in thickness, flesh- coloured; within the pulp white, of the
RMRDJBW2–. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. HYPERICACEAE. Vol. II. 14. Hypericum pseudomaculatum Bush. Large Spotted St. John's-wort. Fig. 2894. Hypericum pseudomaculatum Bush ; Britton, Man. 627. igoi. Similar to the preceding species, but the leaves, at least the upper ones, acute, ovate to oblong-lanceolate; flowers larger; sepals lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, acuminate; petals pale yellow, three to
RMRDF873–. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. Lxx. coryla^ceje: que'rcus. 849 c. Natives of Nepal and Mexico. § X. LANA^iE. Woolly-leaved Oaks. Leaves oval, oblong, or lanceolate ; serrated or dentate ; woolly beneath, A. Leaves deciduous. A. Natives of Europe. § i. RoJwr. British Oaks. Sect. Char. Leaves lobed and serrated ; dying
RMRD12MJ–. Elementary botany. Botany. PLANT FAMILIES: ONOGKACE^E. 28l lanceolate or oblong, toothed and repand on the margin. In many of the species of the family the parts of the flower are in fours as in the evening primrose, but in others the number is variable.. Fig. 372. Wild carrot. UMBELLIFLOR^E. 537. The parsley family (umbelliferae).—The wild carot (Daucus carota) is common by roadsides and in old fields during August and September. The leaves are deeply divided and the lobes are notched (pinnately decompound). The flowers form umbels, since the pedicels are all of about the same length, and m
RMRDJC7T–. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 520 MALVACEAE. Vol. II. About 100 species, natives of the warmer parts of America, Asia, Africa and Australasia. Besides the following, some 20 others occur in the southern and southwestern parts of the United States. Type species : Sida alnifolia L. Leaves linear, ovate or oblong, serrate Leaves ovate or oblong-lanceolate ; flowers 2"-4" broad i. S.
RMREKNKJ–. Class-book of botany : being outlines of the structure, physiology and classification of plants : with a flora of the United States and Canada. Botany; Botany; Botany. Diagrams of pinnate-veined leaf-forms. 119, orbicular, 120, oval. 121, elliptical, 122, oblong, 123, cuneiform. 124, spathulato, 125, oblanceolate, 126, obovate, 127, deltoid, 123, lanceolate, 129, ovate.. 265. Feather-veined leaves. Of these, the following forms depend upon the length of the veinlets in relation V to each other and to the midvein. When the lower veinlcts are longer than the others, the form of the blade will
RMRDJM2T–. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 2. Comandra pallida A. DC. Pale Comandra. Fig. 1567. Comandra pallida A. DC. Prodr. 14 : 636. 1857. Similar to the preceding species but paler and glaucous, usually much branched, the leaves nar- rower, linear or linear-lanceolate, acute or the lowest and those of the stem oblong-elliptic; cymes few- several-flowered, corymbose-clustered at the summit; peduncle
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