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2009-12-30T07:29:37Z

Phenson:

Pteris

2009-12-30T07:27:00Z

Phenson:

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Pteris (Greek name for a fern, from a word meaning wing; alluding to the prevalence of pinnate forms). Polypodiaceae. A large genus (60 species) of widely distributed ferns with sporangia borne on a marginal line-like receptacle that connects the free ends of the veins, and with the more or less altered margin of the leaf rolled over to form a continuous indusium. Many of the forms are among the commonest species of ferns in the trade and are very generally used for table decoration, especially as small plants for fern-dishes. For culture, see Fern.

The common brake, P. oquuina, Linn., is by some authors now referred to a separate genus; see Pteridium, above.

Pteris probably contains as many cultivated forms as Nephrolepis, but in America at least does not rank with this fern in importance in the trade. As pot-plants for the house, the species cretica and serrulata and their varieties will probably succeed as well as most of the
nephrolepis forms, and better than some. They are, however, extremely uncommon, except as already noted, as small plants for fern-dishes. Apparently only one dealer in America makes a specialty of growing pteris. His list is given at'the end of this article.

Index.
albo-lineata, 2. internata, 8. scaberula, 10.
angustata, 3. leptophylla, 13. semipinnata, 6.
argyraea, 7. longifolia, 1. serrulata, 3.
Bausei, 6. magnifica, 2. Smithiana, 9.
biaurita, 11. major, 2. Smithii, 9.
cretica, 2. Mariesii, 1. tremula, 9.
cristata, 3, 11. maxima, 11. tricolor, 7.
densa, 3. Mayii, 2. variegata, 9.
ensiformis, 4. nemoralis, 11. Victoriae, 4.
Gilbertii, 3. nobalis, 2. voluta, 3.
heterophylla, 8. Ourvrardii, 3. Wallichiana, 12.
inaequalis, 5. quadriaurita, 7.

Besides those already given, there are a number of forms the exact relationship of which has not been ascertained, and a few forms often listed under Pteris which belong properly under other generic names. These undetermined and transferable names mentioned in North America are:

P.adiantoides, Hort.; P. chinensis, possibly a variety of P. serrulata; P. geraniaefolia, see Doryopteris; P. hastata, see Pellaea viridis; P. palmata, see Doryopteris; P. metallica, Hort. ; P. Summersi, Hort. ; P. plumosa, Hort. ; P. regina, Hort.

The following list contains forms of Pteris actually in the American trade. It represents the list of forms which are being or have been grown by H. A. Dreer, and is arranged in the order of the commercial importance of the varieties named. The writer is indebted to J. C. Clark, of Dreer's, for the information. It will be noted that there are several forms which have not already been described. The numerals are given for purposes of identification and they refer to the numbers of the species described in this article.

Wilsonii, 2. Discarded parieties (by Dreer)
cretica albo-lineata Alexander, 2. biaurita.
cretica Ouvrardi, 2. nemoralis variegata, 11.
Wimsettii Distinction, 2. tricolor.
Wimsettii Dutrei, 2. cretica Drinkwaterii, 2.
Wimsettii Gautherii, 2. cretica Harrisonii, 2.
Wimsettii grandis, 2. longifolia.
Wimsettii tripartita, 2. longifolia Mariesii.
Wimsettii rivertoniana, 2. metallica, Hort.
Wimsettii multiceps, 2. Summersii, Hort.
Childsii, 2. tremula Smithiana.
flabellata, 6. Wimsettii, 2.
Grevilleana variegata, Hort.
leptophylla argentea, 13.

P. Wilsonii, Hort. (Fig. 3252), represents about half the total sales. P. Childsii (G. 37:293) is an important form, but it produces no spores, and therefore can be reproduced only by division. P. Wimsettii rivertoniana is a new form intro. in 1915 which shows considerable
promise. Numbers of other forms of Pteris may be expected to appear in the trade.

L. M. Underwood.
R. C. Benedict.
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==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963




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2009-12-30T07:26:55Z

Phenson:

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2009-12-30T07:24:10Z

Phenson:

Calycanthus occidentalis

2009-12-22T06:37:42Z

Phenson:

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Calycanthus occidentalis, Hook. & Arn. (C. macrophyllus, Hort.). To 12 ft.: lvs. usually rounded at the base, ovate or oblong-ovate, green beneath and sometimes slightly pubescent, 4-6 in. long: fls. light brown, 3 in. broad; anthers linear: fr. campanulate, not contracted at the mouth. Calif. B.M. 4808. F.S. 11:1113. R.H. 1854: 341. Gn. 33, p. 392.
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963




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2009-12-22T06:37:36Z

Phenson:

Butterfly weed

2009-12-22T06:35:29Z

Phenson:

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'''Butterfly weed''' (''Asclepias tuberosa'', also called '''Canada root''', '''Chigger flower''', '''Chiggerflower''', '''Fluxroot''', '''Indian paintbrush''', '''Indian posy''', '''Orange milkweed''', '''Orange Swallow-wort''', '''Pleurisy root''', '''Silky Swallow-wort''', '''Tuber root''', '''Yellow milkweed''', '''White-root''', '''Windroot''') is a species of [[milkweed]] native to eastern [[North America]]. It is a [[perennial plant]] growing to 0.6-2 m (1 -2 feet) tall, with clustered orange or yellow [[flower]]s from early summer to early fall. The [[leaf|leaves]] are spirally arranged, lanceolate, 5-12 cm long and 2-3 cm broad.

This plant favors dry, sand or gravel soil, but has also been reported on stream margins.

The common name comes from the [[butterfly|butterflies]] that are attracted to the plant by its color and its copious production of [[nectar]]. Butterfly weed is also the [[larva]]l food plant of the [[Queen butterfly]].

== Identification ==
The plant looks similar to the [[Lanceolate milkweed]] (''Asclepias lanceolata''), however the Butterfly weed is uniquely identified by the larger number of flowers and hairy stems that are not milky when broken. It is most commonly found in fields with dry soil.
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== Other common names ==
Canada-root, Chiggerflower, Indian posy, Orange-root, Orange swallowwort, Tuberroot, Whiteroot, Windroot, Yellow or Orange milkweed.

== Subspecies indicated ==
*''Asclepias tuberosa interior'', Central United States.
*''Asclepias tuberosa rolfsii'' (Rolfs Milkweed), Southeast United States.
*''Asclepias tuberosa tuberosa'', Eastern United States.

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Image:Butteryfly Weed 3 Stages of Bloom 2240px.jpg|Closeup showing unopened, opening, and fully opened flower buds
Image:Asclepias tuberosa.JPG| "Hello Yellow"
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== External links ==
* [http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/galleries/asclepiastube.html Butterfly weed brief information and pictures]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ASTU USDA information]
* [[b:A Wikimanual of Gardening Volume 7/Asclepias tuberosa|A Wikimanual of Gardening: Asclepias tuberosa]]
*[http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/Plant.asp?code=B490 Missouri Botanical Garden] ''Asclepias tuberosa'' (native plant without Milky Stems)
*[http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/Plant.asp?code=S470 Missouri Botanical Garden] ''Asclepias tuberosa 'Hello Yellow''' (cultivar with Milky Stems)

== References ==
*{{cite book
| last = Peterson
| first = Roger Tory
| coauthors = Margaret McKenny
| title = A Field Guide to Wildflowers of Northeastern and North-central North America
| publisher = [[Houghton Mifflin Company]]
| year = [[1968]]
| location = Boston
| id = ISBN 0-395-18325-1
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*[http://www.derbycityprints.com/Ornithology_Audubon_Birds_of_America_-_Royal_Octavo_Weeds_Bird_watching_image-6066.htm Photo of a J.J. Audubon Plate Clay-Colored Sparrow perched atop Asclepias tuberosa]

[[Category:Apocynaceae]]
[[Category:Flora of Canada]]
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2009-12-22T06:35:04Z

Phenson:

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2009-12-22T06:32:03Z

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Setaria

2009-12-22T06:30:50Z

Phenson:

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Setaria (Latin, seta, a bristle). Gramineae. Annual or sometimes perennial grasses with bristly spike-like panicles: spikelets as in Panicum, but subtended by 1 to several bristles that extend beyond the spikelet and persist after the spikelet falls: the fr., that is, the mature fertile floret, usually transversely wrinkled.— Species about 40 in the warmer regions of the world. Several species are annual weeds, such as Yellow Fox-tail (S. glauca, Beauv.) with oblong yellow spikes, and 5 or more bristles below each spikelet, and Green Fox-tail (S. viridis, Beauv.), with somewhat pointed green spikes and 1-3 bristles below each spikelet. Many American botanists use the name Chaetochloa instead of Setaria. (Dept. Agric., Div. Agrost., Bull. 21, is devoted to this genus.) The setarias are scarcely horticultural subjects, being primarily forage plants; but they are so widespread in cult. and the forms are so confused that a somewhat full discussion of them may be inserted here.
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2009-12-22T06:30:35Z

Phenson:

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2009-12-22T06:28:19Z

Phenson:

Blue-eyed grass

2009-12-19T07:39:19Z

Phenson:

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Sisyrinchium (an old Greek name first applied to some other plant). Iridaceae. Satin Flower. Blue-Eyed Grass. Rush Lily. Hardy or half-hardy perennials, usually with fibrous roots, sometimes used in the hardy border.

Stems simple or branched, 2-edged or winged: lvs. grass-like, lanceolate or terete: fls. small, fugacious, in umbellate clusters from a usually 2-lvd. spathe, blue or yellow, perianth nearly flat or bell-shaped, segms. 6, nearly alike: caps. globular, 3-angled.—About 150 species, all American, mostly in moist fields and sandy places and along shores. The species are of easy cult. in any good garden soil. They are very little known as horticultural subjects.
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==Gallery==
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==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963




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2009-12-19T07:38:37Z

Phenson: