. 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; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. MORKENIA odes are commonly found in poor condition the collections, which is the result of neglect :han difficulty of cultivation. They should be 11 baskets suspended from the roof, in a utl parts of clean chopped peat-fiber, sphag- iiii. 1 |â 1^,(1 by nodules of charc
. 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; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. MORKENIA odes are commonly found in poor condition the collections, which is the result of neglect :han difficulty of cultivation. They should be 11 baskets suspended from the roof, in a utl parts of clean chopped peat-fiber, sphag- iiii. 1 |â 1^,(1 by nodules of charcoal, and I ' I ilv around the roots. The roots ⢠'â â '.: il rharcoal, and this also serves I .luhiiiii; the compost, thereby allow- it to dr> out liiMitr rradily. Mormodes do not require abundauce of water at any time, and the compost hould frequently be allowed to dry out during the growing season. When at rest, an occasional ap- plication will suffice to keep the soil moist and the pseudobulbs from shriveling. Rebasketing should take place at the commencement of new growth in spring. They all require "warmhouse temperature; the Cattleya or Cypripedium depart- proper location regarding staminodia, the anthers attached on the back, and l-lo- culed: fr. a long, 4-9-angled, 1-loculed pod with .S valves, the seeds immersed in the spongy contents of the valves. olelfera, Lam. (M. plerygosph-ma, Gaertn.). Horse- radish Tree. Figs. 1420,1421. Small tree (reaching 25 ft.), with soft wood and corky bark, the young parts pubescent: Ivs. mostly 3-pinnate, 1-2 ft. long, all parts stalked: fls. whitish, stalked, fragrant, 1 in. across: pod often 1>^ ft. long, 9-ribbed, bearing 3-angled, winged seeds. India, but now spontaneous in parts of the W. Indies.âThe Horse-radish Tree is so named from the pungent taste of the root, which is sometimes eaten. The young fr. is also edible. The seeds (called ben- nuts ) yield an oil, which is more or less used in the arts. The tree is
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