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ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM,
Ijeavcs simple, opposite or alternate, exstipulate, cleeulKons ; entire.
Jhids scaly. Flowers in terminal ami axillary racemes. Frnit in some
poisonous, in others edible. — There is only one hardy genus. Coriària ; the
species of wliich are low shruhs, natives o f E urope and Asia.
G e n u .s I .
L i ïd
C O R IA 'R IA Niss. T h e C o r i a r i a . Lin. Syst. Dice ' e ia Decanclria.
Identification. Niss. in Act. Par. 1711, t. 12. ; Dec. P ro d ., 1. p. 739. ; D o n ’s Mill., I. p. 818.
Synonymes. Redoul, F r. ; Ge rberstrauch, Ger.
Derivation. From corium, a hide ; C. wzyrtifblia I
it black.
I being used both in tanning le a th e r and in dyeing
Gen. Char. Flowers either hermaphrodite, monoecious, or dioecious.
Calyx 5-parted. Petals 5, sepaloid, smaller than th e lobes of th e calyx.
Stamens 10, hypogynous, 5 between the lobes o f the calyx and the angles of
the ovarium, 5 between the_ petals and the furrows of th e ovarium. Anthers
bursting by longitudinal slits. Style none. Stigmas 5, long, awl-shaped.
Carpels 5, surrounding a fleshy axis ; when ripe, close together, but separate,
not opening, 1-seeded, surrounded with glandular lobes. (Lindi.)
Leaves simple, opposite, exstipulate, deciduous; 3-ribbed.. Branches
square, opposite. — Low suffruticose shrubs, o f easy culture in common
soil, and propagated by division o f th e root.
J« 1. C. m y r t i f o ' l i a L . The Myrtle-leaved Coriaria.
Identification. L in . Sp., 1467. ; Dec. P rod., 1. p. 739. ; D o n ’s Mill., 1 . p. 818.
Corroyeurs, or Redoul à Feuilles de Myrte, F r. ; M y rtenblä ttrige r Gcr-
E n g ra v in g s .’ Lam. I l t , t . 822.; Wats. Dend. B rit., t. 103.; and o u r 196.
Spec. Char., 4c. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute,
three-nerved, on short footstalks, glabrous.
Flowers in rather upright
racemes. (Dec. Prod.) A
low, deciduous, suffruticose
shrub, consisting of numerous
suckers. South of
Europe, and the North of
Africa. Height 2 ft. to 3 ft.
Introduced 1629. Flowers
greenish ; May to August.
C o rià n a »»yrlifòlia.
Carpels in the form of a
berry, black; ripe in October. Leaves drop off o f a
brownish green.
Found in hedges and waste places, throwing uji numerous
suckers. _ An ornamental nndershrub, chiefly remarkable
for its myrtle-like leaves, and the handsome
frond-like form o f its branches. Suckers in any common
soil.
Other Species o f Coriària.— V,. nepalénsis'WaW. P i. As.
Rar. t. 289., and ouryfg. 196., from a specimen gathered
fo the H o rt. Soc. Gardens, a native o f Nepal, a t heights
o f from 5000 ft. to 7000 ft., appears to be quite hardy,
and of robust growth. C. sarmentòsa Fo rst., from New Zealand, is probably
hardy also, but has n o t yet been introduced.
XIX. s t a p i i y l e a ' c e æ : s t a p i i y l e ' a . 147
S u b c l a s s I I . C A L Y C IF L O 'R Æ .
Petals separate, inserted in the Calyx.
O r d e r X IX . S T A P H Y L E A 'C E Æ .
Ord . Ch a r . Sepals 5, connected a t the base, coloured, with an imbricated
æstivation. Petals 5, alternate. Stamens 5. Disk large. Ovary 2—3-celled.
Fruit membranous o r fleshy. — Shrubs, native.s chiefly of warm climates.
(Lindl.)
Leaves compound, opposite, stipulate, decidnous. Flowers terminal.
Fruit a bladdery capsule. — T he only hardy ligneous plants belonging to this
order are contained in the genus Staphylèa.
G e n u s I.
S T A P H Y L E 'A L . T h e S t a p i i y l e a , or B l a d d e r - n u t T r e e . Lin. Syst-
Pentiindia Di-Trigynia.
Identification. I in. Gen., No. 374. ; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 2. ; D o n ’s Mill., 2. p. 2.
Synonymes. Staphylodéndron T ourn. ; Staphilier, faux P istac h ier, Fr. ; Pimpernuss, Ger. ; Sta-
filea, Ita l.
Derivation. Abridged from Staphylodendron, its name before th e days o f Linnæus, derived from
staphulë, a bunch or cluster, and dendron, a tre e ; th e flowers and fruits being disposed in clusters,
and th e plant being ligneous.
Gen. Char. Calyx o f 5 coloured sepals, connected a t th e base, in æstivation
imbricate. Petals 5, in æstivation imbricate. Stamens 5, perigynous,
alternate with the petals, and opposite the sepais. A large iirceolate disk,
or nectary, within th e corolla. Ovarium 2- or 3-celled, superior. Fruit
membraneous. Seeds with a bony testa, and a large truncate hilum. (Lindl.)
compound, opposite, stipulate, deciduous ; pinnate, with both common
and partial stipules. Flowers in terminal stalked racemes. —■ Two
hardy species, low trees or shrubs ; natives of E urope and North America,
o f easy culture in any common soil, and propagated by seeds, which ought
to be sown as soon as they are ripe, or by cuttings.
* Î I. S. t r i f o ' l i a Z . The three-leaved Staphylèa,-or ZWrfCT’-awi rre c .
Identification. Lin . Sp., 386. ; De c. Prod., 2. p. 2. ; D o n ’s Mill., 2. p. 2. ; Tor. and Gray, 1. p. 256.
Synonymes* S taphilier à Feuilles ternées, Fr. \ Virginische Pimpernuss, Ger.
E n g ra vin g s. Schmidt Baum., t. 81. ; oar fig . 197. in flower, a a d fig . 198. in fruit.
Spec. Char., 4c. The leaf o f 3 leaflets, whicli are ovate, acuminate, regulaily
sawed, and, when young, pubescent ; the style smooth; the capsule bladdery.
(Dec. Prod.) A deciduous shrub or low tree. Canada to Soutli Carolina,
and west to Arkansas, in moist places. Height 6 ft.
to 12 ft. Introduced in 1640. Flowers whitish ; May
and June. Nuts globose, in a bladdery capsule, white ;
rijie in October. Decaying leaves
greenish yellow.
Branches slender, smooth, and
dotted. Petioles pubescent above.
Partial stipules mostly none.
Petals obovate-spatulate, ciliate at
thebase. Stamens rather exserted ;
197. s. infoila. filaments hairy below ; anthers w s- s . triroiia.
cordate; the lobes somewhat united a t the tip. Capsule 2 in. long; the carpels
(sometimes 4) distinct a t th e summit, tipped with the persistent styles, and
opening by the inner su tu re ; seeds smooth and polished, all bnt one often
abortive. (Torrey and Gray.) When not trained to a single stem, this shrub
throws out abundance of shoots resembling suckers from the collar ; but, if
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