. 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. JIALVA MAMMILLARIA 971 M. Tninidta is a much confused name. In the Tliorbum cata- logue the plant in the American trade is said to be tlie same as Sphjeralcea Munroana, probably on the aiithority of E. S. Oar- man in 11:539. is also advertised by German dealers and is referred by Vilmoriii's Blu
. 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. JIALVA MAMMILLARIA 971 M. Tninidta is a much confused name. In the Tliorbum cata- logue the plant in the American trade is said to be tlie same as Sphjeralcea Munroana, probably on the aiithority of E. S. Oar- man in 11:539. is also advertised by German dealers and is referred by Vilmoriii's Blumengtirtnerei to Sphaa- ralcea miniata. Index Kewensis, however, refers M. miniata to Sphseralcea cisplatina. This ridiUe will, perhaps, be solved under Sphseralcea. which see. â M. multiiida alba, Hort., is probably a white-tld. form of one of the species above men- tioned, with foliage many times divided.âil/. zebrlna, Hort., is referred by Index Kewensis to M. sylvestris; by Vilmorin's Blumengilrtnerei to M. Mauritiana. In Bridgeman's catalogue M. zebrina is described as a hardy annual, called " Striped Mal- low," growing 2 ft. high, with white and purple lis. -^^ jj^ MALVASTRUM (name made from Malva). Malvd,cem. Sixty or more herbs and in America and S. Africa, of which 2 or 3 are plants of minor importance in gardens. From Malva and its allies it differs in having sliort or capitate stigmas on the style-branches rather than longitudinal stigmas, also in having a solitary ovule in each carpel. From Malvaviscus it differs in having a dry rather than a baccate fruit, and in other charac- ters. The garden species are perennials of easy culture, blooming in the hot weather of summer. coccineum, Gray. A tufted canescent plant, 5-10 in. or less high, with running rootstocks: Ivs. not more than 1 in. across, pedately 3-5-parted or divided, the narrow divisions again cut or cleft; fls. brick-red or coppery,in a short terminal raceme: carpels round-kidney-shap
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