Flowers and Fruits of Cornus capitata < - > ' / ' * w ‘ s '<Z-4 , ‘ * • ; > . < A /V Xk ZH KA4X wf Jjr < v ’'Za-vs jSsz«? > AjWslk ««ZBBifc ’ 8 *’ 1 B■" '■ ■ i s,. Jills’ ' i' . ■ If %ZWiW|L Mfr rmOBW — '• J POPULARLY known as the Himalayan strawberry tree, as sulphur-yellow bracts which are produced during late winter and ■*• it is a native of , northern India, Cornus capitata (syn. look very effective amid the characteristic grey-green foliage. Benthamia fragifera') is a very ornamental garden subject. In Shrubby kinds may be propagated by cuttings of firm shoots time it may grow to a height of 15 to 20ft., but it can be kept inserted outdoors in autumn in sandy soil. Seeds may be sown to a reasonable size by pruning back excess growth. It is worth from he ripe fruit, and layering lower branches is a method a place in most gardens in New Zealand, particularly in the : use j k y some nurserymen . ? milder coastal districts. . „ ’ 1..-'.. Its main attraction is the reddish-yellow to crimson straw- ~H. P. THOMAS, Vegetable Instructor . berry-shaped fruits produced in spring and early autumn. The Department of grtcu ure, anganut. flowers, though inconspicuous in themselves, are set in large Photograph on left bp Douglae Elliott.
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 81, Issue 3, 15 September 1950, Page 274
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