On “ Fasciation .” 
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a rgen tea var. cvistata ; here the axis of the inflorescence assumes an 
expanded, fan-shaped contour, the flowers being aggregated in 
dense masses along the top of the arched and sinuous ridge or 
edge of the fan. Knight states that he maintained this “ sport ” in 
Fig. 23. “ Fasciated ” fruiting-shoot of Rheum Moorcroftianum , entirely 
stripped of the fruits. 
statu quo by growing the plants in pots provided with a constant 
supply of rich manure. 
Alex. Braun describes fan-shaped, many times dichotomising, 
aerial fasciated roots in a Cactus : Epiphyllutn Hookeri. In the 
“ Gardeners’ Chronicle ” of the 30th May, 1874, an illustrated 
account was given of fasciated aerial roots in the Orchid Aerides 
