ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DRACAENA
From New Latin, from Latin: she-dragon, from Greek drakaina, feminine of drakōndragon.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRACAENA»
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B. L. Foxxe. Awakened Dracaena: Book 1 Elle's Flight B. L. Foxxe Awakened
Dracaena Book One: Flight Planned and Executed By B. Front Cover.
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Encyclopedia of House Plants
Dracaena godseffiana is a rohust plant which will tolerate low light levels. It only
grows really well in a light position, where it will eventually reach a height of more
than 50cm (20inl and even wider than that. This spreading hahit is very useful if ...
Nico Vermeulen, Richard Rosenfeld, 1999
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The Bradley Bibliography: Dendrology. 1911-12
Dracaena capitullf era.- DeWildeman, E[mile] &Durand, T[heophile]. (Mus. Congo
Ann. Bot. ser. 2, I. pt. 1, pp. 59- 60. 1899.) D. cinnabari: Balfour, I. B. The Dragon's
Blood tree of Socotra (Dracaena cinnabari Balf. fil.). (Roy. Soc. Edinb. Trans.
Charles Sprague Sargent, 1912
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University Botany Ii : (Gymnosperms, Plant Anatomy, ...
Such type of secondary growth is called diffuse secondary growth. Dracaena
plant may be considered as a typical example of anomalous secondary growth.
Dracaena belongs to the family Liliaceae of Monocotyledonous plants. It is a tree
...
S M Reddy, S J Chary, 2003
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The International Horticultural Exhibition, and Botanical ...
Yucca quadricoior reflexa (1). (8G.) — 10 Draoenas or Cordylines, distinct. — 1st
Prize, 10/. ; 2nd Prize, 11. ; 8rd Prize, 51. ; 4th Prize, 8/. ( Open.) Messrs. James
Veitch <fc Sons, King's Road, Chelsea. Prize.] Dracaena Eschscholtziana.
International Horticultural Exhibition, 1866 (LONDON), Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain)., 1866
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The Bradley Bibliography: Arboriculture. Economic properties ...
Cordyllne au st rails: Oumbleton, W. E. Dracaena Doucetti foliis variegatis. (Gard.
Ckron. ser. 3, XXV. 291, il. 106. 1899.) — P., G. Cordyline (Dracaena) australis. (
Gard. LVI. 203, 1 il. 1899.) — Vallier, G. Dracaena Eeckhautei. — Nouveautés ...
Alfred Rehder, Charles Sprague Sargent, 1915
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High-Tech and Micropropagation VI
1.1 Botany, Distribution, and Importance The genus Dracaena ( Agavaceae
family) comprises about 50 species of woody stemmed plants in tropical regions
of Africa and Asia (Bailey 1949), some of which are grown as ornamental plants.
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Ortho Home Gardener's Problem Solver
DRACAENA. Fusarium. Spider. mites. Salt. damage. Fusarium leaf spot. Problem
: Circular, reddish brown spots appear on the leaves. The spots are surrounded
by a yellow margin. Several spots may join to form blotches. Badly spotted ...
Denny Schrock, Ortho Books, 2004
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Identification, Selection, and Use of Southern Plants: For ...
Striped. Dracaena. Tropical Among the most widely used and easy to grow
tropicals. For general indoor plantings, it grows in reduced light but will tolerate
morning sunlight if the change to outdoors is gradual. Provide a fertile, loose, ...
Neil G. Odenwald, James R. Turner, 2006
'Tricolor' / Tricolor Dracaena 102 Dracaena draco I Dragon Tree 104 Dracaena
fragrans f . rothiana I Fragrant Dracaena 106 Dracaena goldieana I Dracaena
108 Dracaena teflexa w . 'Song of India' / Dracaena 'Song of India' 110 Dracae na
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Horace F Clay, James C. Hubbard, 1987
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRACAENA»
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dracaena is used in the context of the following news items.
Harris: What are Temperennials?
... elephant ears (Alocasia or Colocasia), Dipladenia (or Mandevilla), dracaena (Cordyline), and purple fountain grass (Pennisetum rubrum). «Twin Falls Times-News, Jul 15»
Mix up some uncommon bedfellows
Stand aside Dracaena spikes — that token green with the points that always look inconsequential — container foliage with presence has ... «Winnipeg Free Press, Jul 15»
Islands of Green
A mesh of varieties like dracaena, asparagus, syngonium and the chlorophytum comosum or the spider plant, the green wall is now the ... «Pune Mirror, Jul 15»
Gone Gardenin' - Tweak your landscape with a little ornamental grass
A common dracaena spike can still add drama and height to an urn. ... everyone buys a dracaena spike for a container nowadays as there are ... «Brandon Sun, Jul 15»
The inside story: MRI imaging shows how plants can inspire new …
This is a branch of Dracaena marginata. Courtesy of Linnea Hesse 3-D imaging of plant branching structures is allowing researchers to see ... «R & D Magazine, Jul 15»
Falmouth couple who met through dance to marry
There will be even more joy and laughter than usual when the Express Yourself group meets this week at the Dracaena Centre in Falmouth ... «Falmouth Packet, Jun 15»
NASA's Top 10 Air-Cleaning Plants
Red-edged dracaena (Dracaena marginata) - Another good performer, this plant can remove xylene, trichloroethylene and formaldehyde. «Pollution Solutions, Jun 15»
DIY dental kit among supplies delivered to tall ship in Falmouth
... to 17-year-olds, were given free entry to the swimming pool at Ships and Castles and also enjoyed a football match at the Dracaena Centre. «Falmouth Packet, Jun 15»
What we need to do to avert farmer suicides
Ornamental plants such as dracaena sanderiana and orchids, which are currently imported, can easily be grown in some of the poorest regions ... «Financial Express, Jun 15»
Students host dodgeball tournament to raise money for Marie Curie
Sixty students took part in the tournament at the Dracaena Sports Centre to support Marie Curie. The comedy film Dodgeball was about a team ... «West Briton, Jun 15»
