m th e case o f large plants on moist soil, for three months or longer, forming
one o f the greatest floral ornaments o f the shrnbbery, a t a season when very
few trees or shrubs are in flower. The fruit, which is small, seldom ripens
in England : but in America it is said to be eaten, boiled or ro a s ted : and
M. Poiteau, accordingly, has included this species o f Pavia in his list o f fruit
trees. Layers; or seeds, when they can be procured, and wliich ought to be
sown as soon as possible after they are ripe.
californica (Æ . c alifornicaiVa«.) has been
dest ibed by Torrey and Gray, hut is not yet introduced. P . Lyonü is in the
H o rt. hoc. Garden, but has not yet flowered there. We have omitted in this
edition 1 . hybiida, cfrsCTibed by DeCandolle as a truly intermediate plant be -.
u L n n I and P-flava, with yellow, white, and purple flowers; because
toe only plant which we have seen bearing this name, th a t in the H o rt. Soc.
Gai den, has the flowers yellow, and appears merely a very slight variety of
P . flava In nurserymen s catalogues there are several names which we
have not noticed ; for the truth is, tha t the different kinds o f Æ 's cu lu s and
P a v p cross-fecimdate so freely, and seedlings vary so much, th a t there is
no limit to the number ol varieties th a t might be produced. The great error
(because it creates so much confusion in thé nomenclature) consists in givin«
these varieties to the world as species. » a
I t is rtonost unnecessary to observe, th a t all the most valuable varieties,
o f both Æ sculus and Pavia, are best perpetuated hy budding or grafting, and
th a t collectors ought always to see th a t th e plants they purchase have been
wotoed. I avia rubra as a tree, P . discolor either as a shrub or grafted standard
high and P . macrostachya as a shrub, ought to be in every collection, whether
small or large. Pavia humihs, when grafted standard high on the common
hoisecliestmit, forms an ornament a t once singular and beautiful. As the
horsechestnut is to be found in most plantations, those who are curious in the
species and varieties might graft them on th e upper branches o f old trees ; or
jo u n g trees might be headed down, and one kind grafted on each.
O r d e r X V . SA P IN D A 'C E A E .
tn o l deeply 71 eee^isionally absent, alternate with the
sepals. Disk fleshy Stamens 8 - 1 0 , inserted into th e disk. — Hermaphro-
O o a m T c \ \ 7 ®t““ ens as in the males.
tOrecea,n a/ n,Sa-ctievllee do. f CChointyal.e dons mcnrabent. Plumule 2-\ea.yed. \(xLxiun,udtl.)j — eAi
Leaves compound, alternate, stipulate, deciduous. Flowers terminal
m racemose panicles, small, white or yellow. — There is only one hardy’
i E S i S t e " 1.
G e n u s I.
m
K O L K E U T E 'R /r i Laxm. T h e K o l r e u t e r i a . Lin. Syst. Octandria
Monogynia.
> P...330, :
Synonymes. Sapindus sp. Lin.Jil. ; Coireuteria, liai.
Gen. Char., 4c. Calyx o f 5 sepals. Petals 4, each with 2 scales a t the base.
Capsule 3-celled, inflated. Seeds ovate-globose, the seed-coat penetrating
into the seed, and occupying in th e place of an axis th e centre of the em-
bryo, which is spirally convoluted. (Dec. Prod.)
Leaves impari-pinnate, of many pairs o f leaflets, th a t are ovate and
coarsely toothed. Flowers yellow, in panicles. — A deciduous tree.
¥ 1. K. p a n i c u l a ' t a Laxm. The panicled^oiaering Kolreuteria.
Identification. Laxm . Acad. P e tr ., 16. p. 661. ; Dec. P ro d ., I. p..616. j Don’s Mill., 1. p. |72.
Synonymes. Sapindus chinénsis L in . JU. Supp. p. 221. ; K. p au llm io iias L K e n t. S e rf ., bavonnler
p a n ic u lé , F r . ; rispentragende K o lre u te rie , Ger. z-*i. *
Engravings. N. Du Ham., 1. t. 36. ; Bot. Reg., t. 320. j and th e p late o f th e tre e m Arb. B n t.,
1st e d i t , vol. V. ; and o a t Jig. 180,
Spec. Char., 4c. Leaves impari-pinnate, with ovate leaflets, coarsely toothed.
Flowers polygamous. A deciduous tre e o f the middle size. North of
China Height 20 ft. to 40 ft. in the climate of London. Introduced in
1763. Flowers yellow, in terminal, racemose, spreading panicles ; July
and August. F ru it a bladdery capsule, whitish brown ; ripe in October.
Decaying leaves deep yellow. Naked young ivood brown.
I t is very hardy ; the hermaphrodite plants n o t unfrequently ripening seeds
in th e neighbourhood of London. I t has n o t only a very fine appearance
ISO. Klilreulèris vanicuIàtA.
when in flower, b u t also in autumn, when th e tre e is covered with its large
bladdery capsules, and th e leaves change to a deep yellow, which they do
before they fall off. I t is o f th e easiest culture in any common soil, and is
readily propagated either by seeds or cuttings o f th e root or branches. In the
London nurseries it is generally propagated by seed.
O r d e r X V I . F I T A 'C E ^ .
Ord. Char. Calyx small. Petals 4 or 5. Stamens equal in number to the
petals ; filaments distinct, or slightly cohering at the base. Anthers versatile.
Ovarium 2-celled. Fruit a pulpy berry. Seeds 4 or 5, fewer by
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