KEY TO CULTIVATED HERBS AND POTTED SHRUBS 



301 a Leaf-like organs about % in. long, linear 



Asparagus plumosus. p 135 

 b Leaves not as in a 302 



302 a Leaves unequilateral at the base Begonia, p 188 



b Leaves equilateral at the base 303 



303 a Leaves rounded, angled, dark green with yellow or 



white spots Senecio kaempferi. P 238 



b Leaves not completely as in a 304 



304 a Leaves rounded with wavy-toothed margins 305 



b Leaves not rounded 307 



305 a Leaves not all basal, usually hairy .... Pelargonium. P 177 

 b Leaves all basal 306 



306 a Leaves dark-green and shining, used in decorations 



Galax. p 196 



b Leaves not completely as in a Saxifraga. p 161 



307 a Leaves with the margins somewhat toothed. Cyclamen. P 197 

 b Leaves with the margins entire 308 



308 a Average leaf 5 in. or more long 309 



b Average leaf 4 in. or less long 316 



309 a Leaves 3 ft. or more long, petioled Musa. p 138 



b Leaves less than 3 ft. long 310 



310 a Leaves with netted veins, not parallel. .. .Anthurium. p 132 

 b Leaves not as in a 311 



311 a Secondary veins oblique to the midrib 312 



b Secondary veins more or less parallel to the midrib .... 313 



312 a Petioles of leaves deeply channeled Cordyline. p 135 



b Petioles of leaves not channeled Calathea. p 138 



313 a Leaves sessile, 1-3 ft. long, oblanceolate. . .Dracaena, p 135 

 b Leaves petioled 314 



314 a Plant cultivated in pots Aspidistra, p 136 



b Plants not cultivated in pots 315 



315 a Leaves all basal, 3-8 in. long Funkia. p 135 



b Both basal and stem leaves present, 6-18 in. long 



Canna. p 138 



316 a Leaves rounded to ovate, often notched at the apex 



Iresine. p 148 

 b Leaves not completely as in a 317 



317 a Leaves all basal, lanceolate, usually with wavy margins 



Funkia lancifolia. p 135 

 b Leaves not completely as in a 318 



318 a Leaves 1-3 in. long, linear-lanceolate, sometimes toothed, 



usually green, but red in autumn Kochia. p 147 



b Leaves not completely as in a 319 



319 a Leaves sessile; a milky sap often exuding when a leaf 



is broken off Euphorbia, p 180 



b Leaves petioled 320 



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