. My garden, its plan and culture together with a general description of its geology, botany, and natural history. Gardening. Fig. 517 —Impadens Balsamina. Fig. 5I7«.—Cuscuta reflexa. Fig. 518.—Rondeletia speciosa. and in fact on whatever it can reach. When its stem touches a plant, it seems to form a union with the leaf or with the stem ; so no doubt, leech-like, it sucks out its juices by dialysis. The flower is white, but the whole plant is not so handsome as the common dodder. It has no roots, but the stems simply twine round the plants from which it derives its nourishment. I have tried t
. My garden, its plan and culture together with a general description of its geology, botany, and natural history. Gardening. Fig. 517 —Impadens Balsamina. Fig. 5I7«.—Cuscuta reflexa. Fig. 518.—Rondeletia speciosa. and in fact on whatever it can reach. When its stem touches a plant, it seems to form a union with the leaf or with the stem ; so no doubt, leech-like, it sucks out its juices by dialysis. The flower is white, but the whole plant is not so handsome as the common dodder. It has no roots, but the stems simply twine round the plants from which it derives its nourishment. I have tried to acclimatize it on my ivy, without success. We grow the Rondeletia speciosa (fig. 518), from the Havanas, but we do not look upon it as a very valuable acquisition. There are many bulbous plants of great merit, such as the Belladonna Lily {Amaryllis f,g. Belladonna, fig. 519). It is said to be called Belladonna from the beautiful pale pink colour of the blossom. Like all the Cape bulbs, it must be grown in full light, and carefully ripened afterwards. "Where, here and there, on sandy beaches, A milky-bell'd amaryllis ;— 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 Smee, Alfred, 1818-1877. London, Bell and Daldy
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