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• African violet
  |common_name=African Violet ...wet during the process of rooting. Their propagation from seed and general culture is similar to that of gloxinia. The plants may be flowered the entire year
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• Ensete
  It is possible to separate ''Ensete'' into its African and Asian species. *[[List of Southern African indigenous trees]]
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• Anthericum
  ...uled—in these characters differing from Paradisea.—Some 50 species, mostly African, but a few in the western hemisphere. ...ion naturally by stolons; increased also by division and seeds. Of easiest culture. Give plenty of water when in bloom.
  3 KB (419 words) - 16:33, 19 January 2010
• Phaenocoma
  ...coma (shining hair, Greek, alluding to the involucre). Compositae. A South African little shrub, sometimes grown under glass for the showy flower- heads. ...small pots using the compost mentioned above, and by shifting and the same culture they grow into good plants in two years. When they get into 8- or 10-inch p
  5 KB (822 words) - 11:16, 8 July 2009
• Sansevieria cylindrica
  ...ieria cylindrica''''', also known as the '''Cylindrical Snake Plant''', '''African Spear''' or '''Spear Sansevieria''',<ref name="CalCactus"> {{cite web| last ...is popular as an ornamental plant<ref name="CalCactus"/> as it is easy to culture and take care of in a home.<ref name="PlantOfWeek"/>
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• Cineraria
  ...Bentham & Hooker, and also by Engler & Prantl, it comprises about 25 South African species, and the common garden Cineraria becomes a Senecio (S. cruentus, DC The true yellow-fld. South African cinerarias seem not to be in cultivation, although C. pentactina, Hook, f.,
  12 KB (1,851 words) - 17:08, 19 July 2009
• Watermelon
  ...the fruit to Europe; and, according to John Mariani's ''The Dictionary of American Food and Drink'', "watermelon" made its first appearance in an English dict ...29. [[US South|Southern]] food historian John Egerton has said he believes African [[Atlantic slave trade|slaves]] helped introduce the watermelon to the [[Un
  19 KB (2,859 words) - 14:53, 12 April 2007
• Lagenaria
  ...ara or caracho, is made from the gourds (marimbo) of this plant. The South African calabash pipes are derived from this plant and not from Crescentia.{{SCH}} <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Br
  6 KB (863 words) - 17:31, 13 May 2009
• Plant breeding
  ...nepad.org/2005/files/documents/123.pdf Science and technology platform for African Development: towards a green revolution in Africa]. The New Partnership for ...species are crossed, plant breeders make use of a number of [[plant tissue culture]] techniques to produce progeny from other wise fruitless mating. Interspec
  17 KB (2,470 words) - 05:15, 6 April 2007
• Scilla
  ...ow-boxes and for room-decoration; some are stove plants; some of the South African forms have handsome spotted foliage. ...eenhouse or conservatory, many of the scillas are ideal subjects. For this culture, five or six bulbs may be put in a 5-inch pot and the vessel afterward tran
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• Haemanthus
  Haemanthus (blood flower). Amaryllidaceae. Blood Lily. African bulbous plants, of which the greater part are natives of the Cape region; g ...through. Yet the species are essentially curiosities in this country. The culture given nerine suits them well. Their season of growth is usually not more th
  5 KB (752 words) - 20:57, 19 October 2009
• Ixia
  |image=Ixia African Corn Lilies.jpg ...out 3 inches deep, as far apart, and treat afterward much as in greenhouse culture. Take off the sashes in early May to show the mass of rich, odd flowers whi
  15 KB (2,515 words) - 23:09, 31 March 2010
• Hyacinth
  The Dutch, or Common Hyacinth of house and [[garden]] culture (''H. orientalis'', native to southwest Asia) was so popular in the 18th ce ...w. — Of hyacinths there are something over 30 species, the greater part S. African. Others inhabit the Medit. region, and from this source come the common gar
  13 KB (2,153 words) - 18:49, 12 January 2010
• Polianthes tuberosa
  ...Culture of the tuberose for bloom. ...e Italian-grown bulbs out of the American market. About 80 per cent of the American crop is exported. The larger part of the product of this country is grown i
  13 KB (2,258 words) - 15:35, 16 September 2009
• Indigenous peoples of the Americas
  {{Redirect6|Native Americans|nativist political movement of the 1850s|Native American Party|term mentioned in the U.S. Constitution|Natural-born citizen}} ...]] is counted among the many achievements and innovations of pre-Columbian American cultures. The region of [[Mesoamerica]] produced a number of [[Mesoamerican
  45 KB (6,504 words) - 16:59, 26 October 2007
• Annona
  ...Madagascar, which belong to the genus Pseudannona. A. Mannii of Oliver, an African species which has a branching inflorescence very different from that of the ...duce fruit of such poor quality as to be of no value. Careful attention to culture will assist in improving the quality and size of the fruit, but the only su
  10 KB (1,635 words) - 13:57, 14 January 2010
• Cassava
  ...rgest center of production.<ref>Claude Fauquet and Denis Fargette, (1990) "African Cassava Mosaic Virus: [[Image:Yuca2LarcoMuseum.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Yuca. Moche Culture. 100 A.D. [[Larco_Museum|Larco Museum Collection.]]]]
  25 KB (3,932 words) - 16:43, 8 October 2007
• Euphorbia
  ...Africa and Flora Capensis describes and gives keys to practically all the African species, which include nearly all the succulent ones, both wild and cultiva The fleshy species are grown much the same as cacti, but the culture is less difficult, and they do well with warmer treatment. In winter they a
  20 KB (3,062 words) - 18:07, 1 October 2009
• Erica
  ...e former. There are many hybrids and horticultural forms. So far as the S. African species are concerned, the latest monograph is that of Guthrie and Bolus, w ...heaths that are grown on a large scale have been developed from the South African species. The old English gardeners still lament the glorious days when the
  17 KB (2,772 words) - 17:24, 25 September 2009
• Gladiolus
  The South African species were originally pollinated by long-tongued [[anthrophorine]] bees, ...highly improved garden forms are derived more or less directly from the S. African species. The Eurasian species are little grown, although some of them are h
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