A Note From “The Hoe”
FASCIATED STEMS “Fasciation” is a term used to denote the condition of steins when they become much flattened, instead <,f retaining their usual form The actual causes which induce this abnormal growth are nut known.' It occurs on many different classes of plants, but it certainly seems to appear mostly on vigorous ones, as for instance, edible asparagus, rambler rose, chrysanthemum and cockscombs* Fascia ted sprays of sweet peas have been fairly’ common this year. In the case of these, two or more flower stalks appear to be joined together so that the whole spray carries eight, nine, or even ten t'looms. They have no particular beauty, however, as the blossoms are very bunched at the top and the. stems are flattened. It is. useless to save seed from these flowers in the hope of keeping these really unwanted qualities as they are very unlikely to come true next year. Similar deformed sprays frequently occur in Lilium Auratnm: last year ‘The Hoe” saw a single fasciated stem which carried a huge head of feveral dozen blooms.
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Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 90, 10 January 1935, Page 7
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181A Note From “The Hoe” Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 90, 10 January 1935, Page 7
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