This section is from the book "The Gardener's Monthly And Horticulturist V28", by Thomas Meehan. See also: Four-Season Harvest: Organic Vegetables from Your Home Garden All Year Long.
The sensitive plants - Mimosa pudica and sen-sitiva are interesting and beautiful children of nature. As decorative plants, either for the conservatory, stage or dinner table, they can hardly be surpassed. A tew of them interspersed among the flowering plants on the stage, have a charming effect, for besides the wonder raised in observing their tender leaflets shrinking and drooping at the lightest touch or gentlest breeze, they are very graceful and beautiful plants. The color of theirfoliage is wonderfully beautiful and fresh. They are easily grown from seed and are deserving of special attention from those who require a few plants for table decoration. Germantown.
 
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