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green shrub o r low tre e , o f very vigorous growth ; so much so, in a young
state, th a t, from th e shoots not being matured, they are frequently killed down
to th e ground, and th e foliage more or less injured. Notwithstanding th is, th e
aristotelia frequently flowers, and even ripens fruit ; and, in all probability,
if th e tre e were planted in d ry and ra th e r poor soil, so as to grow slowly, and
n o t make more wood every ye ar th an it could ripen properly, it would a tta in
a large size, and form a very handsome hardy evergreen
shrub o r tre e . T h e plant grows, vigorously in
any common garden soil, producing shoots 3 ft., 4 ft.,
o r 5 ft. in length when young ; and it is readily p ro pagated
by cuttings or by layers.
Olher Species o f Aristotelia. — One has been raised
in th e Chelsea Botanic Garden, from South American
seeds, which Mr. Dillwyn found to stand th e winter
of 1 8 3 7 -8 b e tte r than A. Macqiii.
• Azara dentàta R . & P ., Don’s Mill. i. p. 257.
(B o t. Reg. t. 1788., and o u r Jig. 277.) is an evergreen
shrub o r low tree, growing to th e height o f 12 ft. in
Chili. I t.s to o d 8 years in the H o rt. Soc. Garden,
against a wall, and, though killed by th e winter o f
1837-8, it may yet ultimately prove tolerably hardy!
A. integrifòlia, if a different species, may possibly be found h a rd y also.
2 ,'7 . A z à r a d e n tà ta .
O r d e r X X IV . A N A C A R D IA 'C E ^ .
Identification. L in d ley , in In tro d . to N. S.
S y ^ y m e s . TereWiithúce®, trib e 1. A n a c a rd iC s R . B r ., a n d trib e 2. SumacMnea, D e c . P ro d .
O r b . Ch a r . Flowers generally unisexual. Calyoe usually 5-parted. Petals
equal in number to th e divisions o f th e calyx, cohering a t th e base when the
disk is absent. Stamens same number, or twice th a t number. Disk when
present, annual. Ovarium usually solitary. Styles 1—3, sometimes wanting.
indehiscent. (L in d l.)— Low deciduous o r evergreen trees natives of
Asia and Africa. ’
Leaves simple o r compound, a lte rn a te, exstipulate, deciduous or everg re en ;
without pellucid dots. Flowers terminal o r axillary, in panicles, with bracts’
— T h e hardy species belong to th e genera P ista c ia, R hus, and Diivaúa,.
which are th u s contradistinguished : —
P i s t a ' CIA L . Flowers dioecious, apetalous, amentaceous,
dry, containing a 1-ceIled, 1-seeded nut.
R iiu 's L . Flow e rs polygamous. Styles o r stigmas 3 . D ru p e nearly dry
containing a 1-celied, 1—3-seeded nut.
D u v a u T K th . F low e rs monoecious or dioecious. Styles 3— 4, short. Drupe
containing a coriaceous 1-seeded n u t. ’ ’
G e n u s I.
Stigmas 3. D ru p e
I
P I S T A 'C IA L. T h e P i s t a c i i i a T r e e . Lin . Syst. D ioe 'c ia Pen tá n d ria .
Gen. Char. Flowers dioecious, and without petals ; disposed in amentaceous
Ovary 1- 3 -celled. Sligmas 3, and thickish. F rm t a ’c 7 v
bonyf and usually 1-celled, with a single seed affixed to th e bottom Coty
ledom thick, fleshy, oily, and bent back upon th e radicle. - Small trees,
a beautiful reddish p u rp le ; young shoots tinged with puiple.
i ]. P . v e ' r a i . T h e tru e P is ta ch ia Tree.
' b A 'f “c t a > „ ^ r i c o n . , t. 4 6 1 .; N .D u H am., 4 . 1 .17.;Engravings. isiacKw. iwu., u -------- a n d o m f ig . 278. -, c
Char &c Leaves deciduous, impari-pinnate, o f 3—5 leaflets, rarely ot
• to e l e a t t s ovT e , a little tape’r e d ? t th e in ta tin c tl^ m u c r ^
th e tin (Dec. Prod.) A deciduous tre e . Syria. Height 20 tt In tro d u ce a
in 1770 Flowers small, brownish green ; April and May. J®)) ' ’
aft in to 'lo n g , o v a te ; ripe in Syria in September, rarely seen in England.
Varieties. T h e following are considered by
some au th o rs as species :— , . t,
¥ P t). 2 trifolia Lin. Spec. 1454., Bocc.
Mus. ii. t. 93., has leaves usually of
3 leaflets. ..
¥ P. ». 3 narbonénsis Bocc. Mus. t. n. 693.,
P . re ticu là ta Willd., has pinnate
leaves, th e leaflets having prominent
veins. H . S.
Cultivated in th e S o u th o f F ran c e , and in
Italv, for its fru it; th e n u t o f which is • sometimes
eaten raw, b u t more frequently in a dried
state- like almonds. In B ritish gardens, th e tree
is n o t much plan ted , from its being general y
supposed to require a w a ll; b u t, in favourable
situations, it will grow as a standard or a bush ^ pistàda véra,
in any common garden soil, and may be piopa-
gated e ith e r by n u ts procured from abroad, or by cuttings.
¥ 2. P . P e r e b T n t h u s Lin. T h e T u rp en tin e P is ta ch ia , or Venetian or Chian
Turpentine Tree.
'p ^ t a cM e r T e r é b in th e , E r . ;
E Ì r S g " ” ^^^ _ „ . f l ,
Spec Char., &c. Leaves deciduous, impan-pinnate, o f about 7 leaflets, th a t
are ovate-lanceolate, rounded a t th e base, and a t th e tip acute and mucio-
nate. (Dec. Prod.) A deciduous tree. South of
E u ro p e and N o rth of Africa. H e ig h t 30 ft. In troduced
in 1656. Flowers dull yellow and crimson ;
Ju n e and Ju ly . F ru it dark blue, hardly bigger than
a large pea.
Variety. „ ■ , .
¥ P . T . 2 sphærocarpa Dec. — F ru it larger ana
rounder th an th a t of to e species.
The general appearance o f th e tre e is th a t o f P .
véra, b u t th e leaves are larger, and th e fruit only a third
o f th e size ; th e leaflets are, also, lanceolate, instead o f
being subovate. T h e red hue o f th e branches, especially
when young, is very beautiful ; and th e leaves are 479. p. Terebinth....