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compressed; scales lax, several-nerved, dull, rarely carinate; midrib somewhat green: achenes oblong, obtuse. Tropics and sub- tropics.—A weed in sandy cult....

implied by its specific epithet, it has large, elliptic, leathery, dark green leaves, 15–30 cm (6–12 in) long, and they are arranged alternately on the...

The International Green Roof Association, Global Networking for Green Roofs "Plant a Green Roof" (Overview article on benefits of green roofs) Greenroofs...

pistillate on a peduncle 2-3 in. long: fr. size and shape of an orange, smooth, green and yellow splashed, not edible. Sandy arid wastes, Neb. and Colo, to Texas...

basal lvs. 6-9 to a st., 1-1 1/2. ft. long, 1/2 in. or less wide, bright green,. reddish near the base: st. with 8-12 reduced lvs.: fls. 1 1/2-2 1/2 in...

Europe, western Asia and North Africa. The flowers of this plant are yellow-green in colour and its fruits are black. It has some similarity to celery in the...

protects them from intense sunlight, as with their edges towards the sky and earth they do not intercept light so fully as horizontally placed leaves. A few...

living for up to 2,200 years, and this species includes the tallest trees on Earth, reaching up to 115.5 m (379.1 ft) in height and 8 m (26 ft) diameter at...

providing a mulch of earth. See Tillage. In dry weather it may be advisable to water newly set plants, particularly if they are green and growing fast, as...

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reduced, in whorls of small, segments fused into nodal sheaths. The stems are green and photosynthetic, also distinctive in being hollow, jointed, and ridged...

straighten the tree, tramp the earth solid under it until it stands erect. Take off the canvas, spread out the side roots, pack the earth and anchor as with deciduous...

destroyed by spring frosts. The matured "fruit" has a tough peel (pure green, green suffused with brown, brown or purple), often cracking upon ripeness,...

across, green beneath, at times tinged purplish toward margin; edge often turned up; petioles green: fls. 4-7 in. across, pure white; sepals green: petals...

(Fig. 779, p.) ; sepals(s) 3 and small and usually green; petals (ccc) 3, mostly narrow and pointed, green or colored; style (e) single and long; the stamens...

roots easily in earth, grows well, is dense and bushy, and a good oxygenator; prefers water free from lime. Prop. by cuttings set in earth in 1-2 ft. of...

dotting the stems with green when most other plants are still tawny. The leaves are alternate, single, deeply lobed, and glossy dark green (European types),...

bladder-nuts are upright shrubs or small trees with handsome bright or light green foliage and ornamental white or pinkish flowers in nodding clusters followed...

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture Bryophyta (Mosses and Liverworts) Small green plants of simple structure, either thalloid or differentiated into stem and...

or gravel-stones. This allows for the drainage of water while holding the earth from escaping. The soil for these window-boxes should be rich in plant-food...