1382 



PODOLEPSIS 



ing in a rigid point or awn, tlie claws of tlie inner ones 

 narrow and glandular: ravs longer than the aisk-Hs., 

 3-4-lobed. E.H. 1857, p. 203. 



AA. Color of rays purple or lilac. 



gi&cilis. Grab. Often exceeding 1 ft.: involucral 



bracts obtuse: claws narrow, glandular: rays entire or 



2-Iobed, H in. long: pappus not thickened upwards. B. 



M. 2904 (disk-fls. mostly purple, some yellow). 



W. M. 



PODOPHt^LHIM(fromToumefort'sanapo(?op?ii/«i(»i, 

 duck's-foot-leaf ; from a fancied resemblance in the foli- 

 age). BerbericlAceie. May Apple. Mandrake. Nearly 

 every American boy knows of a colony of Mandrakes and 

 has eaten May Apples, The "apples" are yellowish, egg- 

 shaped fruits about 2 in. long, and have a rather mawk- 

 ish taste. The leaves are very distinct, being shaped 

 like a round shield with 5-7 lobes. Mandrakes have two 

 kinds of Ivs., the big solitary ones, and the smaller ones 

 in pairs. The large centrally peltate leaves have no 

 flower underneath. The flowers are nodding white wax- 

 like cups which spring from the fork of the stem. They 

 have a rather unpleasant smell. There is a white butter- 

 fly which comes at nightfall and probably pollinates the 

 May Apples. One sometimes finds Mandrake blossoms 

 that seem to be double. b\it .iust as he is about to pick 

 the extra petals, a liuth-rriy Hies away. 



Some parts c,f tlir .Man.luk.- |.l:int are emetic and poi- 

 sonous. lOMiart i,( l',i,|n|il,yHuiii is common in drug 



stores. .'Man. Irak. 's ai-.> ( 111. Ill ill rich woods and copses 



througlii.nl 111,. . a-i. 1 11 I'liiti-.l States. A colony of them 

 is most il.- I :. I... : I . \ il.l i^;irileu. They are offered by 

 several .1. : i\ lierbaceous perennials. They 



areofia- i! .. i liring deep, rich soil and partial 



shade. I i. > n. n-.iiil only for spring effects, bow- 

 Later - growiug vigorous pereniiiaN, as Pnhiiiiimitiim 

 giganteum. may be associated with a plaiitiiii,' of .Man- 

 drake, to occupy the ground ia the latir j.art .if tlie 

 season. P. Emodi requires a moister situation, and 

 some prefer a peaty soil for it. Prop, by division or 

 by seed. What we call the Mandrake is not the Man- 

 drake of Old World history and romance, for which see 

 Mandragora . 



Podophyllum is a genus of four species, — one Ameri- 

 can, one Himalayan and two from China. Hardy per- 

 ennial herbs: sepals 6, petal-like; petals G-9; stamens 

 as many or twice as many as the petals; 

 pistil i (rarely several): berry with 

 many seeds, which are inclosed in 

 fleshy arils. 



a. Fruits yellowish. 



peltatum, Linn. May Apple. Man- 

 drake. Fig. 837, Vol. IL Height 1-1>^ 

 ft.: Ivs. dark green, nearly 1 ft. across, 

 5-7-lobed, each lobe 2-cleft: fls. about 2 

 in. across. Also called Wild Lemon and 

 Hog Apple. B.M. 1819. Gn. 21, p. 127. 

 D. 131. B.B.2:92. Nature's Garden 180. 

 — Blooms in April and fruits in May. 

 AA. Fruits deep red. 



Emddi, Wall. Lvs. 3-5-lobed: fls. 

 white or pale 1-ose: fr. large as a hen's 

 egg, brilliant red. Himalayas. G. C. 

 II. 18:241. -The foliage is aline bronzy 

 red in early spring. 



F. W. Barclay and W. M. 



PODOSTlGMA (Greek words referring 

 to the fact that the stigma has a foot or 

 stalk). Asctepiaddce(e. This includes a 



pubfiscens, Ell. Lvs. opposite, linear-lanceolate, nearly 

 sessile : peduncles terminal and axillary, umbellatelv 

 several-lid. The only species. -Adv. by Gillett in 188l", 

 but presumably not hardy north. 



POGONIA |iii-...k, beard; alluding to bearded label- 

 luni). ((/■(■/,i./.i. ,.(.. A genus of hardy terrestrial or- 

 chids: mcisily small, perennial herbs, with erect slender 

 stems: lis. s.iliiaiv ..r in raciiini-s : sepals and petals 

 friT. .-ri'i't ..r a-...ii.liiiu' : lali.lliim sessile, with broad 

 lias,'. -.|iiii|i-. , Willi h.iiL'iiu.liiial nili.'f.s. I'ogouias are 

 dcli.'al.' |ilalils M ,|tiiiiii- lar.' in planting. The wood- 

 li.iiiM ii.iM- riili l.af-mold, with deep 

 nip species require peat or suitable light, 

 yet not wet. All the species are prefer- 

 spring. 



a. Sepals and petals nearly equal in length. 

 B. Lip crested. 

 ophioglossoldes, Ker. Stem 8-15 in. high, slender, 

 1-3-lvd.: lvs. 1-3 in. long, lanceolate o, ovate: fls. soli- 

 tary or in pairs, fraerirr, i..!. r.. , -iil.t. n.lcd by a fo- 



shade; the s\ 

 rich soil, moi 

 ably planted 



liaceous bract. Ju 

 U. S. and Japan. H 

 11:229. -This seems 

 grown with success, 

 sphagnum. Usually 

 wild each year than 

 Sometimes they can 



swamps 



it is better to trausplant from the 



;o attempt to propagate the plants. 



an be colonized in wet meadows. 



BB. Itip not crmtrd. 



p6ndula, Lindl. Root tubennis. si.m, timrs .-histered: 



stem 3-8 in. high, bearing L'->s small ..vai.- h s. and 1-7 



pale purple fls. Aug., Sept. Iv'i.li \v Is. Canada to 



Pla. and west. B.B. 11:908. B.B. 1:407. 



AA. Sepals longer than the petals, 

 c. Stem bearing single leaf. 

 divaric&ta, B. Br. Stem 1-2 ft. high, slender, bearing 

 a solitary fl.: fl. 1 in. long; sepals dark; petals flesh- 

 colored; lip as long as petals, greenish, veined with 

 purple. July. Swamps, N. J.to Fla. B.B. 1:408. 

 cc. Stem heanng whorl of lvs. at the top. 

 yerticilUta, Nutt. Stem 8-15 in. high, bearing whorl 

 of 5 obovate sessile lvs. at its summit: fl. solitary, ter- 



and iM-ai-s „i -,, 

 yellow lis. III.. ; 

 to Asclepias. am 

 having the hoods 



small greenish 

 is closely allied 

 istinguished by 

 ;e from the an- 



