KASPBEKKY 



KAVENALA 



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doned before ic Uecomes baaiy aiseayed. ISprayiu^' will 

 rediu-e it but is not entirely "satisfactory. Crowns-gall, 

 due to the .Lrrowth of a specific ori^auisin of a very^low 

 order, beloui^iu?:: to the slime-molds, is often .serious, 

 partieiilarly %Yith reds. Neither atfVoi.'d ]daiits nor 



2032. Shaffer Raspberry— Rubus nsirlectus (X^^*- 



apparently healthy ones from a diseased lot shouhl be 

 planted, as the trouble is readily commnnieated to ."i her 

 plants and trees. * Fked W. Cael.. 



KAT-TAIL CACTTJS. Ct^reus fJaytUifvDni.- . 



KATTAN. St^e CuJiUnH.^. 



pccies of Cn'fahiria: also 



EATTLE-BOX. Tl 



L>i<.hri,inl alttrmfolhl. 



EATTLESNAKE WEED, See Rieniriaht rmosani. 



RATTLESNAKE PLANTAIN. Ooo,hnra. 



RATTLESNAKE ROOT. Frtunudits. 



EAXrW6LFIA (Leonhart Kauwolf. ]ibyMeian ••t Au.irs- 

 burs:. published a buuk in i:}b'.> un bis travels in the 

 orient: often erroneously stated to be of tin- ri-hteenth 

 century). Apori/)!,),-, ,r . About 40 spe-'n-s >'f tropical 

 trees and shrubs with Ivs. in whorls of o ur 4. rarely 

 opposite. and small fls. oftm borne iu dichi>t<iuious or 

 trichotoninus clusters. Calyx o-cut or 5-parted ; lobes 

 obtuse or acute: corolla funnel-shaped: tube cylindrical, 

 dilated at the insertion of the stamens, usually con- 

 stricted at the throat. 

 /^ devoid of scales; 



lobes 5 : disk cup- 

 s h a p ed or r i n ir- 

 shaped : carpfN ol: 

 the ovary 2. distinct 

 or c o n s i d era li 1 y 

 jrrown together: style 

 sliort or long: ovules 

 in each carpel 2: 

 drupes 2, distinct or 

 c un n at e into a 2- 

 stoned fruit, thr 

 stones 2-grooved or 2- 

 cut: stones 1-seeded: 

 seeds ovate; albumen 

 fleshy, smooth, not 

 ruminate, rarely wrinkled. These plants are little known 

 hortieulturaily.' The only species in the American trade, 

 apparently, is" it', t'hinen^is. Hort. Several years ago the 



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undersigned received frnm thi.' iMitauicaM iarden at Hi nig 

 Kong a few ^eeds of this small e\"ergreeii shrub. 'J'lie 

 seeds germinated well and the plants grew rapidly, 

 attaining a. height of al)Out a f^'ot iu a year. l>iii-itig the 

 summer o|' the second year the rai lier l.tush \ id;iiits 

 flowered \\ell and bi.>re a crop (.if shinini;' red berries 

 which were very cons[iicuous thnmghont the winter. 

 When "Well grown and bushy the plant is (jiiite orini- 

 mental, its habit being dense and tlie Culor of its 

 leaves (lark green. The flowers ai'e white', and are 

 b(.u-ne in dense trusses at the extremity of each shoi.'t. 

 Th'.nigh an imlividual liower does not nnd\e nnudi show, 

 the I'huit is very ornamental ■when covei'cMl with niasses 

 of blossoms. The plant nee.ls a rieh. li,L.dit .soil, much 

 water when in full growth and proiection against the 

 fierce rays <.tf the sun. Every spring the oh;l soil should 

 ue sliaken out and re]d:iceil by a ri(di cmpost. In the 

 writer's ganleu at i.-i(illiu. t)ran:_M- <'oumy. Florida, the 

 Uauwolfia Jlourishes with ,u,-i-e;it hixurianre in the shade 

 of other shrubs in rather nniist sperv. Although it is 

 easily winter-killed, it sprouts readily in spring from 

 the roots. AVheu covered with numerous trusses of 

 shining red i'orries the plant is an ol.iject of beauty. 



H. Neiirlino. 

 RAVENALA (the name of the idant iii Madagascar). 

 ScitiDiii m'nia'. A genus of 2 sjiecies. 1 from Brazil and 

 (_Tuiaiui and 1 from Madagascar. .Musa-like plants tie- 

 coming 2'J-oO ft. high, with a ii;ilm-like trunk: Ivs. ex- 

 ceedingly large, crowded in 2 ranks, thus forming a fan- 

 shaped head of foliayre ; petioles I'.mg, with concave 

 bases scarcely sheathed : scapes or peduncles in the 

 upper axils longer or shorter than the leaves: bracts 

 spathe-Iike, many, boat-shaped, ar\iminnte : fis. many, 

 large, in a s])athe 'ir liract : jietals him^-ex^.-rted ; sepals 

 free: fr. a l.!-val\"ed capsule. 



A. Lr<<, shnrf. r flnfu jufU'Jrs. 



Madagascari^nsis, J. F. Gmel. TixAvelers' Tree, 

 so called from the clear watery yap found in the large 

 lioxdike cells of the leaf-stalks and which affords a re- 

 freshing drink. Fig. 20S4. Lvs. often 30 ft. high, nm- 

 sa-like, verv large, fibrous: fls. white, in spathes about 

 7 in. lon^r." Gnir- 5:l.':i, V. 23, p. 13r>. F.8. 21:2254. 



A.F. ]2io;:r.. R.ir. isim, p. 1,-2. (.;.c. ill. 2:(.-i!):b a.(t. 



2084. Travelers' Tree— Ravenala Madag:ascariensis_ 



