. Production of drug and condiment plants. Medicinal plants; Herbs. have a pronounced influence on the quality of the seed. In new locaHties, especially where conditions are quite diffierent, it is advisable first to grow a small trial acreage to determine whether the seed produced is of acceptable quality. The species and varieties of mustard grown can become established as weed pests. Orris Orris root is obtained from three species of iris (7m florentina, L pallida^ and /. germanica) (fig. 38), perennials native to southern Europe. Figure 38.—Orris (Iris germanica). and cultivated chiefly in
. Production of drug and condiment plants. Medicinal plants; Herbs. have a pronounced influence on the quality of the seed. In new locaHties, especially where conditions are quite diffierent, it is advisable first to grow a small trial acreage to determine whether the seed produced is of acceptable quality. The species and varieties of mustard grown can become established as weed pests. Orris Orris root is obtained from three species of iris (7m florentina, L pallida^ and /. germanica) (fig. 38), perennials native to southern Europe. Figure 38.—Orris (Iris germanica). and cultivated chiefly in Italy for their fragrant rootstocks. Powdered orris root is used principally as a scenting agent in perfumery and cosmetics. The plants grow well in a variety of soils and flourish in rich moist loam, but roots grown in rather dry, gravelly soil appear to be the most fragrant. Orris is readily propagated by division of the old plants, which may be set either in spring or fall about a foot apart in rows spaced 12 Additional information is available in a processed leaflet, DRP 45, The Production of Mustard Seed in the United States, issued by this Bureau. 72. 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 Sievers, A. F. (Arthur Frederick), 1885. Washington, D. C. : U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
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