Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 98
as not.The seed should be sown in May, June, or July, forif sown in September the frost will kill them, asthey will not be strong enough to stand it. Theybloom the second summer, and the flowers are a reddishpurple. They must not be picked or the eye-glasses(which are the seed-pods) will not come.… … CHINESE EYE-GI.ASSES. Photographed from the two sprays of the plant sent by thewriter of this letter. for a long time if not handled much, for they are veryfrail. Yours truly, Teresa Cohen. This plant is commonly known as moonwortor honesty. The scientific name is Lunariaannua. As this name…
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