Meehans' monthly : a magazine of horticulture, botany and kindred subjects . - theJapanese. Quilled-petalkinds are now amongthe rest,—the flowerslooking very muchlike a similar freakamong the YUCCA ALCEIFOLIA VARIEGATA. loS MEEHANS MONTHLY—GENERAL GARDENING. [July discernible from the >-et bare ground of thesurrounding earth and dr}- vegetation. Yet thehone} bees in great numbers find them, al-though I am not aware that in any near neigh-borhood such are kept. What mystery guidesthem from afar to this coveted spot? Truly itis a most wonderful fact to meditate over. Andnow
Meehans' monthly : a magazine of horticulture, botany and kindred subjects . - theJapanese. Quilled-petalkinds are now amongthe rest,—the flowerslooking very muchlike a similar freakamong the YUCCA ALCEIFOLIA VARIEGATA. loS MEEHANS MONTHLY—GENERAL GARDENING. [July discernible from the >-et bare ground of thesurrounding earth and dr}- vegetation. Yet thehone} bees in great numbers find them, al-though I am not aware that in any near neigh-borhood such are kept. What mystery guidesthem from afar to this coveted spot? Truly itis a most wonderful fact to meditate over. Andnow I must describe this interesting flower alittle more. I have had about 20 blossoms fromit this season. The leaves expand later, andas the hollow flower stalk grows higher, thelittle flowerets gradually grow, too; and open allin a circle around it. For two seasons, I hadit not knowing the correct name; but thisspring, I made an effort to obtain it, and N. Bishop, in Plainville, Conn., who isan authority on botanical matters, tells me thatits name is Pctasifts ojfici/ialis (a Kuroi)eanspecies). With this guide, I looked over myGerman catalogue of plants, and found the fol-lowing: Petasifes 7ul
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