. 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. cut: male fis. borne in short catkins on the new growth; stamens 2-16, usually 4-0; female fls. mostly solitary; drupe globose or ovoid. N4gi, Thunb. (.1/. rubra, Sieb. & Zucc). Fig. 1450. Bush or tree: Ivs. 3-5 in. loner. t>](>riii:-l:in*'poIate, taper- ing at the base,entire or serrate; .-itk
. 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. cut: male fis. borne in short catkins on the new growth; stamens 2-16, usually 4-0; female fls. mostly solitary; drupe globose or ovoid. N4gi, Thunb. (.1/. rubra, Sieb. & Zucc). Fig. 1450. Bush or tree: Ivs. 3-5 in. loner. t>](>riii:-l:in*'poIate, taper- ing at the base,entire or serrate; .-itkins axillary, solitary, cylindrical, J^-l.^S in. Imh-; ^;^ 6-10; fe- male catkins shorter than nuil. , f. « IM. Tropical and subtropical Asia. 57J7. M. asplenifulia. See Comptonia. W. M. MYEIOCfiPHALUS (Greek, toi â f7iousand-hea<led). Comp6sit: :,:,: i IhilOl, Stilartii, Benth. (PoJyeahhnnia Si!,,,,!;:, v. ^]w\\. & Sond.). Pubescent or woolly, not niurl] ljr,l: ivs. linear or lanceolate, 1-2 in. long: clusters huiiiisplicrical, 1 in. or more across: partial heads 5-8-fld.: seeds woolly; pappus of numerous ciliate bristles. MTKIOPHfLLUM (Greek, ten-thousand-leaved). The Parrot's Feather is a favorite aquatic plant, with delicate feathery foliage, composed of numerous whorls of finely cut Ivs. The one which is MYRISTICA 1053 often seen in vases and fountains in public parks has the uncomfortable name of MyriopUijltxim proserpina- coides. It is a half-hardy plant from Chile, with weak stems which grow out of the water about 6 inches. It can be planted in a water-tight hanging basket, and if water can be kept standing on the surface, the plant will hang grafi-fully over tlie edges. The other species here describeil are plants, which are com- mon in our eastein Anyone of them can be gath- ered for the acinaiiiini. ilii-two following are pro- curable from (lealeis in a^iimiics and aquarium supplies. Myriophyllu
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