. 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 102nd meridian . 2. Reseda lutea L. Yellow Cut-leaved Mignonette. Fig. 2121 Reseda lutea L. Sp. PI. 449. 1753. 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,
. 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 102nd meridian . 2. Reseda lutea L. Yellow Cut-leaved Mignonette. Fig. 2121 Reseda lutea L. Sp. PI. 449. 1753. 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"-^" 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, i*"-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 petals.
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