Ceratozamia

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Read about Ceratozamia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Ceratozamia (Greek, horned Zamia; referring to the horned scales of the cones, which distinguish this genus from Zamia). Cycadaceae. Handsome Mexican foliage plants, with cycas-Iike leaves, but less cultivated in American palm-houses than Cycas. Trunk erect in age, crowned by a whorl of pinnate cycas-like lvs. which are petiolate and unarmed: fls. in cones borne from among the lvs., the cones often stalked: seeds rare and little known. —Six species. Best raised from young imported plants, but rarely prop. by seeds, or by offsets from the slow-growing trunk. Burn out the center of the plant with a hot iron, and a number of offsets will spring from the trunk and the crown; these may be used for prop. C. Miqueliana, Wendl. A plant with 20-30 pairs of lfts. and a lf.-sltalk I8 in. long: fr. not known certainly. Cult. in botanic gardens and worthy of wider use. Mex. and W. Indies. N. Taylor. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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