Crotalaria
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A short encyclopedia entry on Crotalaria, a large genus of tropical herbs and shrubs in the pea family. It highlights C. juncea (Sun, Sunn or Shunum hemp), cultivated in India for its fibre, which is said to equal or surpass Russian hemp. It also describes the North American rattlebox, C. sagittalis, covering its habitat, stem, leaves, flowers and seed pods.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1876
- Language
- English
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- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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