. 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, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom . 0: ovary of 2 carpels united at base; capsule several-seeded. Ghdrnpioni, Hook. A tender tree: lvs. shining, coria-ceous, usually ovate, 4-5 in. long ; petioles 13^-2 : resembling a semi-double Camellia, 13^in. across, bright pink, each head surrounded by severalro
. 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, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom . 0: ovary of 2 carpels united at base; capsule several-seeded. Ghdrnpioni, Hook. A tender tree: lvs. shining, coria-ceous, usually ovate, 4-5 in. long ; petioles 13^-2 : resembling a semi-double Camellia, 13^in. across, bright pink, each head surrounded by severalrows of imbricate bracts: petals 15-20 to each , in S. Calif. F, W. Barclay. 1526 REODOMYRTUS RHCEO RHODOMYRTUS (Greek, rose-myrtle; from the rose-colored fls. of some species and the mj^rtle-like foliage).Myrtcicece. Five species of tender trees or shrubs, oneof which is a promising fruit-plant known in the Southas Downy Myrtle, and in India as the Hill is a handsome evergreen shrub growing 6 ft. ormore high and covered with broad, glossy Ivs. of greatbeauty. The pink, 5-petaled fls. are borne through sev-eral weeks in greatest abundance, and are larger thanthose of the peach. They resemble small single fruits are as big as cherries and taste like rasp-. 2112. Rhododendron arboreum (X %). (See page 1522.) berries. The color of the berries is dark purple and theflesh is sweet and aromatic. The fruits are produced inquantity and ripen for weeks, beginning in late are eaten raw or made into jam. The Downy Myrtleis recommended as a fruit-plant for Florida by the Ameri-can Pomological Society and it is being tried in S. the South it is generally known as Myrtus distinction between Rhodomyrtus and Myrtus restsin the number of locules of the ovary. Myrtus is normally2-3-loculed, with many ovules in each; Rhodomyrtus has1-3 locules with spurious partitions, making the ovaryappear 2-G-loculed, or
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