Some ornamental shrubs for the Tropics (1951) (20383328919)
Summary
Title: Some ornamental shrubs for the Tropics
Identifier: CAT31289494 (find matches)
Year: 1951 (1950s)
Authors: Hume, Edward Putnam, 1911-
Subjects: Shrubs Tropics
Publisher: (Washington : U. S. Govt. Print. Off. )
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
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78 CIRCULAR 34, FEDERAL EXPERIMENT STATION
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Figure 45.—The scarlet hamelia, Hamelia erecta, has orange-scarlet flowers in open clusters. The petioles and even the leaf blades sometimes turn reddish. top leaves on 2- to 3-inch stems. The fruits are five-sided and hairy, remaining green until nearly ripe.