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Adenostoma (aden, gland, sloma, mouth; calyx with five glands at the mouth). Rosaceae. Ornamental woody plants, cultivated chiefly for their handsome white flowers.
Evergreen, somewhat resinous shrubs, rarely small trees: lvs. linear, small: fls. white, about 1-5 in. broad, in terminal panicles; calyx-tube obconical, with 5 short teeth and 5 glands at the mouth; petals 5, stamens 10-15; pistil 1, with the lateral style strongly curved above the base: fr. a small achene, inclosed in the persistent calyx-tube.—Two species in Calif.
The adenostomas are heath-like evergreen shrubs; very handsome when in full bloom. They may be cult. in temperate regions in a sunny position and well- drained soil. A. fasciculatum stands many degrees of frost. Prop, is by seeds and greenwood cuttings in spring.
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