Archive image from page 182 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. 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 cyclopediaofamer01bail1 Year: 1900 BENI BENI, JAPANESE. See Caryopteris Mastacanthus. BENINCASA (name of an Italian nobleman). Cucur- bitdcew. One species from E. Ind. Annual, running, squash-like herbs, with solitary yellow monoecious fls., th
Archive image from page 182 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. 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 cyclopediaofamer01bail1 Year: 1900 BENI BENI, JAPANESE. See Caryopteris Mastacanthus. BENINCASA (name of an Italian nobleman). Cucur- bitdcew. One species from E. Ind. Annual, running, squash-like herbs, with solitary yellow monoecious fls., the staminate long-peduncled, the pistillate nearly ses- sile ; corolla deeply lobed ; tendrils 2-3-branched. cerifera, Savi. Fig. 223. Wax Gourd. Zit-kwa. Chinese Preserving Melon. Chinese Watermelon. Vine long, like a muskmelon, hairy, with cordate lobed Ivs.: fr. mostly oblong, 10-16 in. long, hairy, white- BERBEEIS 153 223. Benincasa cerifera. waxy, with solid white flesh and small, cucumber-like seeds. Cult, the same as muskmelon or cucumber. 1887 int. into the U. S. (Bull. 67, Cornell Exp. Sta.), and used for making preserves and sweet pickles ; said to be eaten raw in warm countries. L. H. B. BENJAMIN BUSH. Benzoin odoriferum. - BENT GKASS, See Agrostis. BENTHAMIA. Referred to Comus. B£NZ0IN (of Arabic or Semitic origin, meaning a gum or perfume). Syn., Lindera. LatirAcew. Trees or shrubs, aromatic : Ivs. alternate, usually deciduous, entire or sometimes 3-lobed : fls. polygamous-dioecious, apetalous, small, in axillary, umbel-like clusters ; oaljrx 6-parted ; staminate fls. with 9 stamens : fr. a berry. About 60 species in trop. and E. Asia and N. Amer. Some E. Asiatic species yield an odorous oil, used in perfumery. Only a few deciduous species are cult. They are attractive on account of their handsome foli- age, which turns bright yellow in fall, and their black or scarlet fr. The hardiest species is B. odoriferum, though B. obtusilobum and B. hyp
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