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Prestonia (named for Dr. Charles Preston). A pocynaceae. Tall climbing pubescent or glabrous shrubs, among which is P. venosa, a tender foliage plant once offered in America as Echites nutans.
Leaves opposite, with a few well-separated pinnate veins : cymes often densely corymbose or almost umbel- liform, pseudo-axillary; calyx nearly 5-parted with 5 entire or lacerated scales inside at the base; corolla salver-shaped with 5 linear erect scales below the throat, which is constricted, 5-lobed: ovary 2-carpelled, ovules numerous in each carpel: follicles hard, erect or divergent at base. — About 30 species, natives of Trop. Amer.Prestonia venosa is cultivated for the network of crimson veins on its foliage. The plant blooms rarely, and its flowers are inferior to Echites or Dipladenia. When properly cultivated it makes a charming subject, but if neglected it is as worthless as a weed. It can hardly be propagated by cuttings; the fleshy roots are cut into pieces 1 to 2 inches long. The plant demands a temperature of 85° F., with an atmosphere as moist as possible. Foliage should never be syringed.
Young plants should be raised every season, as older plants become unsightly. The plant was formerly considerably grown, being trained to a balloon-shaped wire trellis. Needs warmth to bring out the markings.— From Lowe's "Beautiful Leaved Plants."
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==Cultivation==
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==Species==
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==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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[[Category:Categorize]]
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