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QUISQUALIS 



l-seeded. About 4 species, chiefly Indian, 1 in Trop. 

 and S, Afr. The name quisqualis means literally wha? 

 whatf and is said to have been given by Rumphius in 

 astonishment at the plant's behavior, for it is said to 

 grow erect and shrub-like to a height of 3 ft., when it 

 throws out from the base a new growth that climbs up 

 the neighboring trees, after which the original shrub 

 perishes. Many other interesting statements about 

 this plant are made in B.M. 2033. 



Quisqualis indica is cultivated in northern hothouses. 

 For best results it should be planted in beds of soil com- 

 posed of fibrous loam, peat, and sand. The flowers 

 appear from June to September, and last well when cut. 

 After flowering the plant should be cut back severely 

 and water applied less frequently until the wood is 



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ripened. New growth starts the following spring. If the 

 plant is kept in a very hot and humid atmosphere, it 

 makes a rampant growth. It is remarkably free from 

 insect pests and fungous diseases. Propagation is by 

 softwood cuttings inserted in sand with bottom heat. 

 (Emil Mische.) 



indica, Linn. (Celdstrus nitians, Hort. Reasoner, 

 not Roxbg.). RANGOON CREEPER. Lvs. 4 in. k>ng, 

 nearly glabrous: calyx-tube extremely long (2-3 in.), 

 slender, green; calyx-teeth triangular, acute, not acu- 

 minate; petals rose or scarlet: fr. with very sharp 

 angles but hardly winged. Malaya. Widely cult, hi 

 tropics. B.M. 2033. B.R. 492. R.H. 1868:50 (as 

 Q. pubescens). F . TRACY HuBBAKD.f 



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