. 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. 15-26 EHODOMYETUS BHCEO EHODOMYKTUS (Greek, rose-myrtle; from the rose- colored fls. of some species and the myrtle-like foliage). MyrtdceCE. Five species of tender trees or shrubs, oue of which is a promising fruit-plant known in the South as Downy Myrtle, and in India as the Hill Gooseberry. This is a handsom
. 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. 15-26 EHODOMYETUS BHCEO EHODOMYKTUS (Greek, rose-myrtle; from the rose- colored fls. of some species and the myrtle-like foliage). MyrtdceCE. Five species of tender trees or shrubs, oue of which is a promising fruit-plant known in the South as Downy Myrtle, and in India as the Hill Gooseberry. This is a handsome evergreen shrub growing 6 ft. or more high and covered with broad, glossy Ivs. of great beauty. The pink, 5-petaled fls. are borne through sev- eral weeks in greatest abundance, and are larger than those of the peach. They resemble small single roses. The fruits are as big as cherries and taste like rasp-. 2112. Rhododendron arboreum (XK). No. 6. (See page biSi.) berries. The color of the berries is dark purple and the flesh is sweet and aromatic. The fruits are produced in quantity and ripen for weeks, beginning in late summer. They are eaten rawormade The Downy Myrtle is recommended as a fruit-plant for Florida by the Ameri- can Pomological Society and it is being tried in S. Calif. In the South it is generally known as Myrtiis totnentosa. The distinction between Rhodomyrtus and Myrtus rests in the number of locules of the ovary. Myrtus is normally 2-3-IocuIed, with many ovules in each; Rhodomyrtus lias 1-3 locules with spurious partitions, making the ovary appear 2-6-loculed, or it is divided into numerous 1-ovuled, superposed locules. Myrtles have feather- veined foliage; the Downy Myrtle has 3-nerved Ivs. The Downy Myrtle is a native of India, Malaya and China; the four other species of are Australian and not in cult. Other generic characters: Lvs. oppo- site, 5- or 3-nerved: fls. axillary; calyx-lobes persistent; petals 5, rarely 4; stamens numero
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