. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. Notes on Reseda odorata. improvement of the Mignonette less attention has been paid to the individ- ual flower than to the spike as a whole. What the florist has desired is as large a spike as possible. The color and form of the flower and habit of the plant were sec-
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. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. Notes on Reseda odorata. improvement of the Mignonette less attention has been paid to the individ- ual flower than to the spike as a whole. What the florist has desired is as large a spike as possible. The color and form of the flower and habit of the plant were sec- ondary in importance when compared to size and abun- dance of spikes. Under such circumstances we can ex- pect comparatively little change to have taken place in the individual flower. In fact, we find that all the floral parts, with the exception of the color and size of the anthers, have changed little. In the double-flowering varieties, the character of the flower has been changed by the replacement of the stamens with petal-like organs. In some cases traces of the anthers still remain. These double varieties are usually characterized by the small- ness of their spikes, the pungency of their odor (being in some cases even unpleasant), and the tendency of the flowers to produce monstrosities. In the more improved varieties, and especially in those plants that have been highly fed, the size of the flowers is sometimes con- siderably larger than in the average specimen. The average size of the individual flowers is undoubtedly larger in improved varieties than in the unimproved va- rieties ; this increase in size is no peculiarity of the petals alone, but is shared by all parts of the plant The peculiar and characteristic fragrance for which the Mignonette is chiefly cultivated has undergone marked changes during the improvement. It is stated by some writers that the odor of the old garden form was sweeter than that of the more improved forms. This seems to be true. All questio