. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 2. Reseda lutea L. Reseda lutea L. Sp. PI. 449. 1753. Yellow Cut-leaved Mignonette. Fig. 2121. Ascending or decumbent, pubescent with short scattered stiff hairs, or nearly glabrous. Leaves 2'-4' long, broadly ovate or oblong in outline, deeply lobed or divided, sometimes pinnatifid, their seg- ments linear or oblong, obtuse, the margins undu- late; flowers gre
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 2. Reseda lutea L. Reseda lutea L. Sp. PI. 449. 1753. Yellow Cut-leaved Mignonette. Fig. 2121. Ascending or decumbent, pubescent with short scattered stiff hairs, or nearly glabrous. Leaves 2'-4' long, broadly ovate or oblong in outline, deeply lobed or divided, sometimes pinnatifid, their seg- ments linear or oblong, obtuse, the margins undu- late; flowers greenish-yellow, 2"-3" broad, in narrow racemes; pedicels ascending, about 2" long in fruit; petals 6 or 5, all but the lowest irregularly cleft; sepals of the same number; stamens 15-20; capsule oblong, about 4" long, i4"-2" wide, with three or rarely 4 short teeth. In waste places, Massachusetts to New Jersey, Penn- sylvania and Michigan, and in ballast about the seaports. Adventive from Europe. Summer. Called also cramb- ling rocket. Reseda odorata L., the mignonette of the gardens, has wedge-shaped entire or 3-lobed leaves, and very fragrant flowers with deeply cleft Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934; Brown, Addison, 1830-1913. New York, Scribner
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