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Definition of Martynia fragrans
1. Noun. A herbaceous plant of the genus Proboscidea.
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Proboscidea, Proboscidea
Lexicographical Neighbors of Martynia Fragrans
Literary usage of Martynia fragrans
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Paxton's Magazine of Botany, and Register of Flowering Plants by Sir Joseph Paxton (1848)
"С. М. martynia fragrans. THE season having now arrived for sowing tender annuals,
we beg to remind our readers of that beautiful species the Martynia ..."
2. Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Country Gentlemen (1873)
"When first introduced the martynia fragrans was treated as a tender annual, but
experience has long since proved that it succeeds well in the open ground, ..."
3. The British Florist: Or, Lady's Journal of Horticulture (1846)
"ON RAISING martynia fragrans. THE frequent ejaculations of ... The place in which
I have induced seeds of martynia fragrans to vegetate freely for the last ..."
4. C.E. Hobbs' Botanical Hand-book: Of Common Local, English, Botanical and by Charles E. Hobbs (1876)
"nobilis, Marchantia polymorpha, Marrubium album,* " Germanicum,* " nigrum, "
vulgare, martynia fragrans, " proboscidea, ..."
5. The Horticulturist, and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste (1852)
"martynia fragrans.—James. This delightful scented plant, requires as much heat
as you can give it when young, if you want to bloom it early in the summer. ..."
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