. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 1382 PODOLEPSIS POGONIA ing in a rigid point or awn, the claws of the inner ones narrow and glandular: rays longer than the disk-tis., 3-4-lobed. 1857, p, 2G3. AA. Color of rays piirple or Jilac. gracilis, Grah. Often exceeding 1 ft.: involucral bracts obtuse; claws narrow, glandular: rays entire or 2-lobe
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 1382 PODOLEPSIS POGONIA ing in a rigid point or awn, the claws of the inner ones narrow and glandular: rays longer than the disk-tis., 3-4-lobed. 1857, p, 2G3. AA. Color of rays piirple or Jilac. gracilis, Grah. Often exceeding 1 ft.: involucral bracts obtuse; claws narrow, glandular: rays entire or 2-lobed, }^ in. long: pappus not thickened upwards. B. M. 2904 (disk-ds. mostl}' purple, some yellow). W. M. PODOPH'tLLUM (from Tourneforf s anwpodophyUnm, duck's-foot-leaf; from a fancied resemblance in the foli- age). Berberiddcece. May Apple. Mandrake. Nearly every American boy knows of a colony of Mandrakes and has eaten May Apples. The "apples" are yellowish, egg- shaped fruits about 2 in. long, and have a rather mawk- ish taste. The leaves are very distinct, being shaped like a round shield with 5-7 lobes. Mandrakes have two kinds of Ivs., the big solitary ones, and the smaller ones in x^aii's. The large centrally peltate leaves have no flower underneath. The flowers are nodding white wax- like cups which spring from the fork of the stem. They have a rather unpleasant smell. There is a white butter- fly which comes at nightfall and probably pollinates the May Apples. One sometimes finds Mandrake blossoms that seem to be double, but just as be is about to pick the extra petals, a butterfly flies away. Some parts of the Mandrake plant are emetic and poi- sonous. Extract of Podophyllum is common in drug stores. Mandrakes are common in rich woods and copses throughout the eastern United States. A colony of them is most desirable for a wild garden. They are offered by several dealers in hardy herbaceous perennials. They are of easy culture, requiring deep, rich soil and pa
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