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Summary
Title: Some large-leaved ornamental plants for the tropics
Identifier: CAT10522817 (find matches)
Year: 1952 (1950s)
Authors: Winters, Harold F; Agricultural Experiment Station
Subjects: Plants, Ornamental; Tropical plants
Publisher: Washington, D. C. : Gov. Print. Off.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Text Appearing Before Image:
SOME LARGE-LEAVED ORNAMENTAL PLANTS 41 woolly stalk to the curious ligulate sheath which on the upper part of stout stems is continuous between leaves in spiral fashion. At the apex of each stem is borne a cylindrical spike 3 to 8 inches in length and 1 to 2 inches in diameter. The spike is made up of smooth, dull red, overlapping bracts marked with stripes of yellow green, between which arise the inch-long yellow tubular flowers.
Text Appearing After Image:
Figure 26.—A, Small tubular flowers, a, are borne from between the overlap- ping bracts of Costus cylindricus. Plantlets develop at b, below the old in- florescences. B, C. malortieanus is a dwarf plant with beautiful velvety leaves.