. Agriculture of Maine. ... annual report of the Secretary of the Maine Board of Agriculture. Agriculture -- Maine. 248 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. Order 8. MALLOWS—Malvace^. This family is most abun- dant in the tropics. The important and well known Cotton plant is a member of this order. Many of the species from their beauty are much sought for by florists. 24 COiMMON Mallow—Malva rotundifolia. Perennial. Stem one to three feet long, prostrate or spreading from a deep root. Leaves one to three inches in diameter, round, kidnuy-shaped, on very long petioles. Flowers small, nearly Common Mal
. Agriculture of Maine. ... annual report of the Secretary of the Maine Board of Agriculture. Agriculture -- Maine. 248 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. Order 8. MALLOWS—Malvace^. This family is most abun- dant in the tropics. The important and well known Cotton plant is a member of this order. Many of the species from their beauty are much sought for by florists. 24 COiMMON Mallow—Malva rotundifolia. Perennial. Stem one to three feet long, prostrate or spreading from a deep root. Leaves one to three inches in diameter, round, kidnuy-shaped, on very long petioles. Flowers small, nearly Common Mallow. Naturalized in many places ; introduced from Europe, Found about dwellings in waste places, frequently quite troublesome. It should not be overlooked in the general destruction of weeds. Order 9. GERANIUMS—Geraniace^. The true Geraniums are mostly natives of the Northern temperate zones. Species of this order are found everywhere cultivated as ornamental plants. The wood-sorrels are noticeable for their sour juice. 25. Balsam-weed—Impatiensfulva. A\so caXXed Celandine a,x\di Jewel-weed. Stem ivio to four feet high, very smooth, green, at length rather tawny. Leaves two to three inches long, tawny underneath. Flowers deep orange, sprinkled with numerous brown spots, loosely panicled at the ends of the branches, hanging gracefully on their slender nodding atalks. Valves of the pods coiling elastically and scattering the seeds violently when they burst. A native of swamps and low grounds, yet frequently abundant about dwellings in moist rich soil. Its presence greatly mars the appearance of one's grounds. Tliough not particularly trouble- some it is of course eradicated by all neat farmers. The mature capsules, or pods, are a source of amusement to children, as they burst with considerable force at the slightest touch, whence the name, touch-^me-not, by which it is sometimes Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have bee
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