MELASTOMA 



E Indii to Au'itral -Pioliablv the M MahihatJiii 

 of hoitieultunstb is one of the above species Not kn 

 to be in the Amer trade L jj 



.MELILOTUS 



AA Leaies once pinnate 

 Azadirdchta Lmn [M Jnpfmxen H-is^k 



ith 9-1 D Knee 

 Itts fls -nhite 

 t the branches 



the Its are 1 or J inn 

 Hnc eol itp in 1 Tirj m^ 

 tue B M lUOb 



1388 Mehcocca bijuga (sprays X Vi) 



npir the battle tii-1 1 ( t s-in Tacmto Texas but with no 

 re 1 1 of It nitr i hu ti >n theie If the flowers are not 

 cru polhnitel with the (oraraon soit the percentage 

 of seedlings which leproduLe the exict umbrella shape 



1 J Deickmvns ind L H B 



MELIANTHUS (mel honej and anthos flower) 

 & iptinl<tit<F \lt )ut species of e\ergreen shrubs 

 natn es of South -Vtrica Can be grown out of doors lu 

 S C ilif Polnge has a disagreeable odor when bruised 

 h s ilteruite stipulate odd pinnate Ifts unequal 

 lied toothed fls in axilUr\ >ii 1 tiimmil racemes 

 nting hone\ plentifulh il ' i i II iii| lessed 

 with or without a sat hi ]i t i c and 



I iie( tar bearing gland w uhiii , n rone 



1 itne, stamens 4 di<l\iMii / i i tnus \s 



JJ inujui , which has been mtit iu ^ i nuu -^ \ n 

 A Cuhjx gibbous at base 

 m4]or Linn Stem flexuous glabrous sometimes 10 

 tt or more m height with a wideh i re pm, root Ivs 

 ^1 1^ I ti It or moie long thi u| ] i i i i II i stip 



ult _i HU tr gether into ouL I n i \ piece 



itti li 1 to the lower part of il i-ll 3-4- 



iTi 1 lu - in wide racemes I i II In r more 



MELILdTUS (Greek for honey lotus) Le 



gumiudsa: Sweet Clover Perhaps a dozen 



species of annual or bienniil t ill growin^, 



sweet siuellin^ herbs wideh li mint I in 



temperate and subtropii il regions L\ inn i h 



foholate the Ifts toothed and mosth n n 1 i il n II 



■nhite or jellow in slender long stalk d xilliix i i 



cemes cahx teeth shirt md ne^lI^ i in il timliid 



