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RHODOMYKTHS i 



colored fls. of sdhh- - 

 Myrtiicew. lu^ (> 



of which is -a \ 



as Downy M \ i m , 

 This is a l,:u,.l .1 . 



KHODOMYKTUf 



EHCEO 



luirtle; from the rose- 



f ni\ rtli'-like foliage). 



r II'. - "r ^hrubs, one 



I I li'- South 



■ I : si/l)erry. 



::.'. :I"1MI,- (J ft. or 



lie through sev- 



;m1 are larger than 

 .■ -mall single roses. 

 - aud taste like rasp- 



) from early June till August. A striking fea 

 the phiiit is its terminal, panicled inflorescence. 

 .anirl,.~ ar.- oiiiii a foot high, 10 inches wide at 

 ill III atone time as many as 20 full- 

 'I >'»< hiuls. It is a native of Teneriffe, 

 "ill i.l iiitosoutli..rnCalironiiainl901. 



the 



These |.alnrl,.~ an- 



the lias,, ami r,, III, II, at one ti 



blown lli.ur,.. :,-..[ luls. It 



Rhodorhiza l- ., .-. ;;■ .,r iiIm,: 



Canary Islands. > 1 : 1 1 . 



a section of th. l , i 



differ from typi'iu ' '.n^ nu 



by abortion usually l-.--rt-.l. .1, ai 

 at the base instead of dehisciut 

 climbing herbs or 



■owly bell-sliiii-. .1, ill, ill :. angled 

 iiled, 4-OTuIfil. 



lips more properly Convilvuhis 

 I ^ubshrub: Ivs. persistent, alter- 

 id, entire: fls. long-peduncled, 

 sometimes pinkish white. K.H. 

 W. M. 

 BHODOTHAMNTJS (Greek, rAodoji, rose, and tham- 

 nos, shrub; small shrub, with rose -colored flowers). 

 Uricdeeo'. Dwarf evergreen shrub, with alternate, 

 small, entire h s. and rather large pmk fls., usually soli- 

 tary at the ends of the branchlets. Charming little al- 

 pine shrub, hardy north, hut sonu-w h ■» .litli.-nlt t.. culti- 

 It thrives Imm , , , , ,1. soil 



II I iitly 



shaded 



rockeries. Prop 

 b\ cuttings of rii 



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 raw or made into.iam. The Downy Myrtle 

 is recommended as a fruit-plant for Florida liy tin- Auieri- 

 can Pomological Society and it i I, in: i , i. ,1 in s, ( ulir. 

 In the South it is generally knii I )/ 



The distinction between lilio. 1,1 1 , , \l , ,, i, i 



in the number of locnlosof tlirov n I lu il. 



2-3-loculed, with ninny nvuli^s ,,i , ,i< I, , ;,l,...|..:,i , , i ,, - l,i, - 



appear 2-C-locul,>,l. c.r it i^ ,ii\ i,lr,| mi., nun,, r,.iis 



1-OVuled, sn|„T|i,.^,>.l l,..'lll,>^. Myrll,'^ l,i,\n |,:,!l,,l- 



veined foliage; tlir |),.\viiy .M \ ri I, 1,:,- ,; m r\ ,,l 1\ ^ 'II,,. 

 Downy Myrtle is a native of III, ii,. Min , ;. !i I ;:, 



the four other species of Kh.,,! i. , 



and not in cult. Other gen. ri, , i i; 



site, 5- or .S-nervcd: fls. axilhiiA , l.ii.. - p. r-i -i, i,i : 



petals 5, rar.lx I; ,i i,,,, i,- i,,,,: , , :-. free: berry :,-lo- 

 bose or ovoid, wiili i. , . i n ,. . . <ls. 



-Ill ' , , ,.,(.Ait.). DowNV 



Myrtle. Bran.l,. - ,1 ,>, n. :,ii..,: i\ s. elliptic or obo- 

 vate, short- stalked, lioaiy bilow : peduncles shorter 

 than the Ivs., 1-a-fld. : berry :i-oelled : seeds com- 

 pressed, forming 2 rows in each cell. B.M. 250. 



E. N. Reasoner and W. M. 

 RH0D6KA. See Azalea Canadensis. 



EHODOEHlZA (Greek, rose root; the root and wood 

 furnish the fragrant powder known as bois de rose). 

 C'onvolmlAcem. R. florida is a tender subshrub, C-9 ft. 

 high, which bears white fls. something like a morning- 

 glory. The blossoms are about an inch across and last 

 only a day, but a succession is maintained (in southern 



1 for 

 I , I .ilso 



H.d uiidi 1 glass, 

 to Kalniia, but 

 Ivs. alternate: 

 cori>lIa corolla 



lalth J or.; at the Lud ot thi bianchlefs. 

 light purplish pink, to 1 m across Jla\ 

 Alps of Eastern Eu. B M. 4bb L.B.C 

 19:1902 Alfred Rehder. 



EHODOr?POS (Greek, rhodon, rose, and, tirpos, type; 

 alluding to the resemblance of the flowers to those of a 

 single rose. I. J>;,s,)na. Ornamental deciduous shrub, 



Willi ,.|,]„.-iii- s.iiaii- Ivs. and large white fls. solitary 

 1,1 11,,. .ii.l ,,i' li,;, II, I, III-, f..lli,\vi-il by black and shining 

 ^,■l■l^ 1,1,,. ,lni|„.- i„ ,-i-triit .liiriiigthe winter. A hand- 

 si, mr :in.l ch-tmrt -liiiil,, l,anly as far north as Mass., 



in spring and l'\' it- -liinin:.. I, lack fi-, in aiiTiiniii and 

 winter. It thriv.'-. w.ll mi ;,ii\ u 1 -oil. I'mm,. i,v seeds 



into black, dry, one-seeded drupes, surrounded by the 

 large persistent calyx. 



kerrioldes, Sieb. & Zucc. Much-branched shrub, usu- 

 ally :^-t; ft. hi-li tin .laptiii l.-i ft.) : Ivs. ovale to ovate- 



Obloil:;-. i,.-i|iiiii,:il,., -!,iir,,|> iiImI .j.niM', -, ,|,,,. , -ilky- 



pubes.n , I . : ., n I , ii-, ] .urB 



white, r . ,- nn.. n.i • , ,l:,n. - ' ' '' I'M. ",805. 



43, p. Kis. Ai.FRF.i, Kehder. 



BHa:0 (name unexplained). Commeliiiaccn . One 

 species, from Mexico and the West Indies. E. discolor, 

 Hance, known also as Tradescantia rlisrolor, L'Her., 

 T. spatliarea, Swartz, and JEphemerum bicolor, Moench. 

 B.M. 1192. From Tradescantia the genus is distin- 

 guished by having 1 ovule (rather than 2) in each locule 



