370 



decayed cow-manure 

 sand. A warm, jnois 

 growing, but towai.l 

 gradually exposiM 

 phere, which dtv. I 



The kinds enun,. i 

 grown in large qu^iu 



CORDYLIXE 



CORDTLIXE 



liberal sprinkling of sharp be large enough for G-in. pots by the end of the follow- 



, l'iu-1i..1 iiliiiii- iiiii-i 1..' /),'../„' A'..' ■ • '-'". f. ^ ■iir,-n, f, ■!:.!, I). Linilenii and 



. ! .. ,•' , ,'■ ,:i:. - /I 1/ ■ ■ .. ,; ■ - M,r' I,, .t ili-corative plants 



I . .; I .; ■ . , . /' /i , . ,< /. :/ anil the two varie- 



.... ;,i, -;,>•;, ,, - ;ii i , i ', L' . ; /'. , •• :ii-i' TMiPicd froni cuttings 



i:il.; 11 in/iu In ii'U a lail. I'l.uiL-. lu propagating C. c«n- 

 mtfulia, whL-u scud cannot be obtained, old plants 

 should be mossed so as to produce roots before the top 

 is taken oft, as it is a shy-rooting species from cuttings. 

 J). Goldieana should be topjied and rooted 



546. Stem-cuttine of Cordyli 



are sold principally during the winter months, especially 

 during the holiday season, when plants with bright 

 colored foliage are always in strong demand : Cordyline 

 <imabilis.—A strontr-fjruwiiiK spci-ies with broad fireen 

 foliage, which is pv. nil\ \ a ru :::•<• <\ '.villi ■■. lub himI 'loop 



rose. Oneof thc-1 ■ i . ; , :;.:,:. : ni.iiis 



in winter or for oil 'I u .niinir. 



C. imperialis. — Aii' r i -i ; ; . . .. wifli 



deep olive-green !■ > ' ■ t ■ i '" ■>■ • p in^o 



with white edge. /' v . 'i ■ i ■ :. .n -pi .n- ^^ itti 



broad, massive, ill ' ■ -i i i. i' ' nmki Pi.. 



decorative plaiit.x, ■ n.. .:..|,.' .. ■ .i. ini" -pi.i 

 mens from 6-8 ft. lii;;li. li l"ii:ii;i i- ■ i In :i\y tixtun-, 

 making it a useful pliint for tin- dry .itinosphere of a 

 living-room. Two handsomely variegated forms of the 

 above are D. Lindeni and D. Massangeana, both very 

 desirable varieties. O. termitialis. -This is the most 

 popular variety, and is grown in immense quantities. 

 The foliage on well- matured plants is of an intense 

 rich crimson marked with lighter shadings. C. australis 

 (commonly called C. indivisa).-Used principally as an 

 outdoor decorative plant in summer, but extensively used 

 for furnishing vases, window-boxes, etc. It succeeds best 

 when planted out in the open border during summer, 

 potted in the fall and stored during winter in a cool 

 greenhouse. It is propagated almost exclusively from 

 seed, which germinates freely if sown during the early 

 spring months in sandy soil, in a temperature of 60 to 

 65°, growing them on during the first season in small 

 pots. These, if planted in the open border the second 

 season, make fine plants for 6- or 7-inch pots. There 

 are a number of varieties of Indivisa, among them sev- 

 eral handsomely variegated forms, which, however, are 

 but little distributed yet. 



Among the principal varieties and species besides the 

 above which are grown to some extent in a commercial 

 way are : Baptistii, Cooperi, Porphyrophylla, Shep- 

 herdi, Stricta grandis, Youngi, Goldieana, Congesta, 

 Bruanti, Marginata and Lord Wolseley, the latter a most 

 beautiful, graceful, high-colored variety, undoubtedly 

 the most distinct and useful commercial sort yet intro- 

 duced and which, as soon as it becomes more plentiful, 

 is certain to be very popular. j. p. Eisele. 



Cordyline australis and its allied forms are easily 

 raised from seed, which is readily obtainable in a fresh 

 state. The seed should be sown rather thinly in a light, 

 sandy soil, and, as there is little danger of the seedlings 

 damping off, they may be allowed to grow in the recep- 

 tacles in which they are sown until large enough to go 

 Into 3-in. pots. If sown early in spring, the plants will 



bottom heat, and the s 

 to be put in pots when tP, -I 

 instead of cutting oft' th. ^Ih 

 Oodseffiana and D. i„.:ri,i,, 

 same section; every liitl. P 

 sharp sand. Long sti m- .i 

 havii, when cut in siitmii-. > 

 leaves kept on, will rout ,pi 

 stock plants. C. Bra.-<iluiis 

 broad green Ivs., is best \> 

 method practiced on the colo 

 terminnlis is perhaps the 

 consi.sts of cutting up the s 



•es small enough 

 if sufScient length, 



rooting afresh. D. 

 I ntlv belong to the 

 f these will root in 

 'i.'lla and I). Bar- 



1 to in., with the 



seimrated fri 



-iiiiiil, with a brisk bottom htat. Small 

 |i il in a short time, which will fre- 

 II have small roots at their bases, but 

 I 0^1' for the sul)sequent nutriment of 

 iiu shoot, when I.ttk-i- nnoiiirb. should be 

 the piece of stiiu ami in-i rtcd in the 

 bed, where it will develop thii-k li-iiiiii^ roots. 

 Afterwards they are potted ami ki pt in a warm, moist 

 atmosphere. Cuttings may be put in at any time when 

 bottom heat is at command. The soil used should be 



A. Foliage of sessile, thich, sword-shaped Ivs. 

 B. I/vs. glaucous beneath, broad. 

 indivisa, Kunth. Arborescent, 10-20 ft. high : Ivs. 

 dark green, densely crowded, 2^ ft. long, 4-5 in. broad 

 at the miilrtle, VA-2 in. at the base, rigid, coriaceous ; 

 niiili ill ^tiint, colored red and white, veins on each side 

 III il Pi ."ill: panicle nodding: pedicels .,5-1 line long; 

 luiH ii ill s lanceolate, 3-4 lines long, membranous; peri- 

 aiiih L!-i lines long, white; tube very short, campanu- 



late ; segments equal, spreading : ovules 5-6 in each 

 cell. New Zealand. Gn.49,p.86. Lowe,52.-Coolhouse ; 

 valuable for vases. Rare in cult. 



BB. Jjvs. green on both sides, narrower. 



Btricta, Endl. (V. congesta, Bort.). Slender, 6-12 ft. 



high : Ivs. less crowded than in the next, acuminate, 1-2 ft. 



