Cordia Greggii


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Read about Cordia Greggii in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Cordia Greggii, Torr. Much-branched shrub, to 8 ft.: Lvs. less than 1 in. long, pale, obovate, obtuse, dentate, rugose, long-cuneate at the base: fls. more than 1 in. across, white, in few-fld. contracted capitate clusters but becoming looser as flowering proceeds; corolla- lobes obtuse; stamens 5 or 6, scarcely half the length of the corolla. Mex. Var. Palmeri, Wate. (Fig. 1051, adapted from G.F. 2:233) has more broadly funnel- form corolla, the limb 1¼in. broad: Lvs. somewhat larger, ovate-oblong and abruptly cuneate at the base, acute or obtuse at the apex. Mex.—Deserving of planting in the southwest country, if hardy.

Other cordias are likely to come into cult, in the southern country. Some of them yield drugs, many of them produce useful timber, and some have edible frs. There are numbers of species in Porto Rico and others of the W. Indies.—C. Francisi, Tenore. Tall: Lvs. dark green: fls. white. S. Amer.—C. Myxa, Linn., from Trop. Asia and Austral., is one of the best woods for kindling fire by friction, and is useful in many other ways. L.H.B.

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