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...its attractiveness. Feb., March. A garden hybrid.—Free-flowering. The same cross as S. Boydii but freer growing and with larger fls. of a better form. <!-- This section should be renamed Cultivars if it appears on a page for a species (rather t

...vary globose, sharply set off from the style, which is deciduous: fr. pale lemon-yellow, flattened spheroid or globose, 4-6 in. diam., segms. 11-14, filled ...and are extensively used for this purpose. They are hardier than the rough lemon but not so hardy as the orange. Grapefruits are usually propagated by buddi

...blood, evidently setting forth the five wounds received by our Lord on the Cross. The colour of the column, the crown, and the nails is a clear green. The c ...called granadilla, as well as passion-fruit; and P. laurifolia, the water-lemon of the British West Indies, pomme-liane of the French colonies. While P. qu

...disk very dark. This is a plant of the second generation from the original cross. For further details see "Popular Science Monthly," April 1912; "Science," <!-- This section should be renamed Cultivars if it appears on a page for a species (rather t

...eat them as described above for the seedlings. The varieties of the rugosa section are largely used for bedding plants in Europe.—Calceolarias are very subj ...garden variety: 3—5 ft., erect and branched: fls. many, rather small, pale lemon-yellow. G.C. III. 51, Suppl. June 1. Gn. 76, p. 271. (See No. 14.)—C. vio

...n group I, all those from the union of two true narcissi in group III. All cross-bred forms containing both true daffodil and true narcissus blood should be ...ell to say that a moderate beginning may be made by choosing a few of each section into which these are usually divided in good lists, bearing in mind that pr

...to the fact that pears are normally sterile to their own pollen, requiring cross-fertilization, and, therefore, many of his new varieties were probably hybr ...tations of self-fertilized plants thus usually come true to type, while in cross-fertilized plants the mutation must usually be cultivated in an isolated pl

...2 fls.: falls with veins of dark red or purple-brown; blade drooping, pale lemon-yellow, sometimes with purplish veins. G.C. IIL 47:418. ...imple or branched, solid or hollow, and flattened or have a circular cross-section. The rhizomatous species usually have 3–10 basal, sword-shaped leaves gro

...ned to a [[cataphyll]]. The leaf blades can be plane or cruciform in cross section. ...ra-cotta; when crossed with the lighter colors it transforms them to buff, lemon njid ecru; combined with yellow the color is deepened. The hooded character

...ade to establish protective tamarind hedges along embankments in the Korat section, which were destroyed by cattle; Eucalyptus trees grown from seed received ...re used in protective plantings. The fruit-trees include mandarin, orange, lemon, medlars from Japan, pomegranate, apricot, and almond.

''[[Anastomosing]]''. Netted; interveined; said of [[leaves]] marked by cross-veins forming a network. ''[[Banded]]''. Marked with cross-bars or horizontal lines of color, or with very prominent ribs or other str

...s from the middle coast section of California. The apples produced in this section require a somewhat higher storage temperature, due to the fact that a pecul ...und to be most satisfactory under the conditions which exist in California lemon-storage houses. It would not be safe to say that this humidity percentage i

...species with small flowers and small leaves, and tropical species such as section ''Vireya'' that often grow as [[epiphyte]]s. ...er of a countless number of beautiful hybrids. From the appearance of this cross, obtained about 1826, at Highclere, in England, and therefore called R. alt

...hat is, there is only one "superspecies" which includes [[grapefruit]]s, [[lemon]]s, [[lime (fruit)|lime]]s and oranges. Nevertheless, names have been give ...Manville, "Practical Orange Culture: including the Culture of the Orange, Lemon, Lime, and other citrous fruits as grown in Florida;" Spalding, "The Orange

...owers and rootstock. This species has proved to be the most susceptible of cross-fertilization. One great hindrance to the cultivation of such half-breeds, ...d bloom for a longer period. In frostless localities, especially where the lemon tree is free from injury, such tender varieties as Nymphaea devoniensis, N.

...ly increased until it is now one of the most important crops grown in that section. Especially is this true of Florida, Mississippi, and Texas. *Yellow and orange fruits - 'Yellow Pear', 'Orange Queen', 'Mountain Gold', 'Lemon Boy', 'Husky Gold'

...e monoecious and self-fertile, so a single tree will produce fruit without cross pollination. Polyembryonic types may not require pollination at all. Branch ...son, and of extremely beautiful appearance. Other types are uniformly pale lemon-yellow. The aroma is often delicious, spicy and tempting, and this added to

...d to the humid regions and mountain valleys of the Northwest. In this last section, the region of sequoias, pines, spruces, and firs, are the stateliest cone- ...nth, Camassia esculenta. In addition to the foreign species commended, the lemon lily (Hemerocallis) is also adaptable, as its foliage harmonizes with long