. 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. Fls (about niida, Linn. Fig. 1413. Lvs. rounded or kid- ney-shaped, deeply and dou- bly crenate: raceme 4-6 in. long. Does well in moist shady situations. May-July. Westward to Brit. Col. A. G. 13:518. AA. Scapes bearing leaves. B. Lvs. on sca})e alter- nate. caulescens, Nutt. Raceme : stamens alternate the pin


. 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. Fls (about niida, Linn. Fig. 1413. Lvs. rounded or kid- ney-shaped, deeply and dou- bly crenate: raceme 4-6 in. long. Does well in moist shady situations. May-July. Westward to Brit. Col. A. G. 13:518. AA. Scapes bearing leaves. B. Lvs. on sca})e alter- nate. caulescens, Nutt. Raceme : stamens alternate the pinnatifid petals. Col. to Ore. on scape opposite. '11a, Linn. Lvs. A good plant for the rockery. jyi. B. CouLSTON, MITREWOET. Mitella. False Mitrewort lla. MITKIOSTlGMA {Gvee^., mitre-shaped slic/ma ; from thr .â stigma, which is club-shaped, the 2-cut sninniit siiu-i^csting a cap). Bubiuceir. This includes the clianiiiiii.' evergreen tender shrub known to the trade as Gardenia citriodora. It makes alow or medium- sized bush of compact and branching habit and bears a great profusion of fls. which resemble those of the orange in odor, size, color and general The fls. are white, salver-slinpoil, 5 lobcd. ti]^pfâ ^l witli ]iiiik in the bud, and borm- in ~.- axillary .lii-t, r^. 'I'his delightful plant is a ,. in \iâ- SmuiIi. with the Cape Jessamine, i^ Ivoown in niuiln rn rcn- servatories. The g.'nns <ontains _' '-i ami introduced in the United >â â . !â iira.'i,.!: ~|.ikrl,,ts 2^- fld., more or Ir-- , ,:, Dna - , >\ liai nnequal: .1, rciuan -i ..n lia.'li,]". ceerdlea, Moench (Alia cartiha, Linn.). Culms tufted, 1-3 ft. high: lvs. rather rigid, slender pointed. The usual form in cult, is var. varlegita, with striped lvs., used for bedding. a. S. Hitchcock. MOLUCCA BALM. Moluccella laivis. MOLUCCfiLLA (dimmutive made from Molucca). Also written j5


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