98b MARTYNIA 



upper lobes being smaller than the 3 lower. The fls. 

 are 2 in. or more across, chiefly lilac, purple or yellow 

 but spotted and marked about the throat with other 

 colors. They are heavily scented and interesting, but, 

 like all other parts of the plant, they are clammy. The 

 plants grow 1% ft. or more high, and should be started 

 in a hotbed in early spring in the North and transplanted 

 to the open. In the middle and southern states seed 

 may bo sown in the open 3 ft. apart each way where the 

 plants are to remain. The capsules are taken when 

 small and tender and pickled like cucumbers. They 

 have a very distinct appearance by reason of the long- 

 curved horn -which splits from the top as the capsule 

 hardens. 



The small family to which Martynia belongs is allied 

 to the Bignonia family, and the fls, are much alike, but 

 the habit and fruit are different. Martynias are either 

 annuals or perenuials, with large tuber-shaped roots, 

 prostrate or suberect and clammy: Ivs. opposite or al- 

 ternate, long-stalked, cordate, coarsely wavy-margined 

 or toothed, or palmately lobed: fls. 5-8 in a short, ter- 

 minal raceme: capsules with 2 short or long horns. 



The first three species described below belong to the 

 subgenus Proboscidea, which has 4 perfect stamens and 

 long-horned capsules. They vary considerably in the 

 foliage, roundish or wider than long, 

 3 lobed, sharply 3-cut or entire except 

 the notch, which is always found at 

 the base, margin toothed, angled or 



MARY, BLUE-EYED. Tradescan 



irginica. 



A Fls hlac 01 dull white 



proboscidea, Glox (M Louiiidna Mill ) Unicorn 

 Plant Pboboslis Flower Pig 1372 Lvs roundish 

 often oblique entirely obscurelj wavy lobed, 4-12 in 

 wide fls also vary to light yellow Banks of Missis 

 sippi; nat. near old gardens. B.M. 10o6. V. 3:151.— 

 The picture (Pig. 1372) shows fruits one-third the 

 size at full maturity. The right-hand specimen shows 

 the woody part, after all the soft parts have been 

 macerated. 



AA. Fls. purple. 



fragrans, Lindl. (iW. roi-md.?a,Vilm.). Less stout than 

 M. fi-oho^ridea: lvs. roundish to oblong-cordate, some- 

 what lobfd and wavv-toothed, .S-5 in. broad. Mex. B.M. 

 4292. B.R. 27:G. R.H. 1843:248. 



AAA. Fls. yelloiv. 

 litea, Lindl. Lvs. cordate-orbiculate, subdentate, 

 glandular-pubescent. Brazil. B.R. 11:934. 



AAAA. Fls. white. 



Cranioliria, Glox. Properly Cri(tiinh\ria nnnua.lAnn., 

 a germ ^ .li - 1 iiu in -li. .1 In li:i\ ill- :i \ . lA Imigand slender 

 corolhiii : Mil L tube is swelled 

 out at :i 1,1 I. ' l.ase. Lvs. pal- 

 mately I'liii N . 111,11 u 111^ II. Ill nil . .■ ..:i tube about 6 in. 



long. (_:i.l..uilim.-.s..niB Ml iliB plaui., sold under this 

 name are J/, piuhuscidca; others are 21. fragrans. 



W. M. 



MARVEL OF PERU. Mirahilis Jalapa. 



MARYLAND, HORTICULTURE IN. Fig. 1373. All of 

 this state lying south of Baltimore possesses notable 

 horticultural possibilities. The lands are quite variable 

 in composition, and are very sensitive and responsive to 

 judicious and rational treatment. In the production of 

 early fruits and vegetables, the natural adaptability of 

 soil, the mild and equable temperature resulting from 

 the influence of the expansive waters of the Chesapeake 

 bay, which cuts the state in two, as well as from 

 geographical location and convenient access to all the 

 principal eastern city markets, are the conditions which 

 combine in a presentation of rare inducements that are 

 not fully appreciated by the rural citizenship of the 

 locality. Fully three-flfths of the farms in Maryland, 

 by circumstances as above briefly indicated, are specially 

 adapfeil to horticultural pursuits. The eight counties 

 foriuiuL' ti ti.T. extending from east to west along the 



II" I I i 111 1 1 II V of the state, do not enjoy so wide a 



1 :ii - ii : .:■ ual favor as the central and southern 



1 I nilerful development of the fruit and 



M-i lull' liinl. iiiu' or canning industry in the state is to 

 a very noticeable degree encouraging, and accomplishing 

 a diversiflcation for the promotion and betterment of 

 horticulture. In the city of Baltimore the "packing" 

 business has assumed huge proportions, but independent 

 of this, the business has in the aggregate, throughout 

 the several counties, reached a large volume, which is 

 annually increasing. Caroline county, centrally located 

 on the Eastern Shore, annually operates more than a 

 score of such houses. Strawberries, blackberries, 

 peaches, peais peas, tomatoes and sweet corn consti- 

 tute the pi incipal articles canned. No fancy prices for 

 either fruits or vegetables are obtained in the local 

 markets thus cieated, but a great good to horticulture 

 growing out of these operations is that they are indue- 

 any hard worked and poorly paid tillers of the 

 climb out of the old ruts, giving them a practical 

 ion or training that enables them to grow antl pre- 

 pare products for the city markets in keep- 

 ing with modern demands. Thousands of 

 acres in this state are now devoted to peas, 

 tomatoes and sweet corn for the packing 

 houses. Summarized, this means more ma- 

 nure — better methods — better land. 



For many years the peach maintained 

 undisputed supremacy in the fruit interests 

 of Maryland. Enthusiasm exten.led the 

 acreage beyond the capncii\- f<ir |>ni|irr i-:iro 



and culture, thus invitiui,' tl ii.rniM liiiinit 



of disease and insect enemies to an ( \irnt tii.it has 

 stivi 1 t cii uiiisi-ribe the misdirected aiiiliiii.ui fur 

 I I I hi III- nibbed peach-growing of much 



1 III I .lu'gregate, the orchard acreage 



I I . iiliards aregoingout toamuch 



I I "iii-s are being planted. In the 

 nurtnerri i: i .1 - , iiit.re^f in apple-growing is 



increusin-. i i n man v locations in this part 



of the stall illv L'lown. Pears are more 



generally ^i ,., ; ., i .-lartoiy throughout the state 

 than chenii.,. 1\. i.t and yueeii Anne counties, of the 

 Eastern Shore, excel in the production of pears, both in 

 quantity and quality. Plums of the native and Japanese 

 species receive considerable attention, and in many in- 

 stances prove more remunerative than other fruits. 

 Small fruits of all kinds are grown in great abundance. 

 The large fruit interests of the state create and main- 

 tain a large local demand for nursery stock, which is 

 shared by the forty nurseries in various parts of the 

 commonwealth. Several of iIm ... .-(.liilMiini ni - make 

 the propagation of peach trnii iMTri 



by the hundreds of thousaiiil - ' n in 



a wholesale way to their fellii n. iMii.s 



less favored for propagatinj i - In a inw of 



the Western Shore counties I I , ; n.stosome 



extent in soil products; on il i i i -i:,„p tobacco 



has been sujierseded lan,'.lv i ; aim/s, to the 



decided benefit of both lami :r, I lamll ■ I. 



The division of the state by the Chesapeake bay 

 keeps the Eastern Shore out of touch in more ways than 

 one with the rest of the state. The experiment station 

 is located on the Western Shore, where the horticultural 



