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Definition of Aspidistras
1. aspidistra [n] - See also: aspidistra
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aspidistras
Literary usage of Aspidistras
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse by Edward Step (1897)
"Outdoor specimens should be planted deeply, and the surface covered with protective
material in winter. aspidistras Natural Order ..."
2. The Principles of Floriculture by Edward Albert White (1915)
"aspidistras, botanical classification.—Order, Lilia- ceae; genus, ... aspidistras
are propagated by division during late winter, when growth is less active. ..."
3. Greenhouse & Stove Plants: Flowering and Fine-leaved, Palms, Ferns, and by Thomas Baines (1885)
"These aspidistras in. of very easy growth, but do not make ... Although aspidistras
will live in a pot-bound condition it is not well to let them get into ..."
4. The Garden: An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Gardening in All Its Branches by Esther Baldwin York (1906)
"Room Plants, such as aspidistras, Palms, and others, may with advantage be placed
out of doors in warm, showery weather. They are much refreshed by the warm ..."
5. Home Gardening: A Manual for the Amateur by William D. Drury (1898)
"Though slow growers, aspidistras attain a large size, even under the treatment
... The drainage must be ample, as aspidistras require plenty of moisture. ..."
6. Transactions by Massachusetts Horticultural Society (1896)
"In like manner the day lilies, like the Funkia undulata var. variegata, are often
worthless, and in such plants as the aspidistras, where large white ..."
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