Musschia

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Read about Musschia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Musschia (named after Jean Henri Mussche, of the botanic garden at Ghent). Campanulaceae. Two large robust subshrubs or perennial herbs in Madeira, sometimes grown by amateurs: lvs. radical and cauline, the former large and dentate and the latter few and small: fls. rather large, yellow, or fulvous, in pyramidal panicles; calyx-lobes 5, somewhat foliaceous, colored like the corolla or purple; corolla-tube short, cylindrical, with a 5-lobed spreading or recurved limb; stamens 5, free from the corolla; ovary inferior, 5-celled, many- ovuled, the stigma 5-lobed: caps, opening by numerous transverse lateral slits. M.aurea, Dum. (Campanula aurea, Linn. f.). Herb, stemless or developing a st. a few inches high, with thick and fleshy roots, smooth and shining: lvs. in radical tufts, elliptic or elliptic-oblong or lanceolate, serrate: corolla yellow; calyx deeper yellow. B.R. 57.— M. Wollastonii, Lowe. Shrubby, pubescent, the st. simple or somewhat branched: lvs. obovate-oblong, thin and flaccid, sharply serrate: fls. dull dark brownish green or purple. B.M. 5606. G.W. 2, pp. 362, 363. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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