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o r less hispid, slightly compressed, agreeably acid. This species varies j
in th e degree o f pubescence o f th e leaves. R . suavèolens Ait. ot ly differs in
having the leaves almost glabrous. H. S.
Other Species ofUhiis.— Several names are in th e London catalogues, which
are synonymes o f kinds which have been lost, o r are n o t distinctly known by
us. R. pùmila Michx, R . diversiloba Tor. 4 Gray (R . lobata Hook.), R.
trilobata Nutt., R. /aurina Nutt., are described in Torrey and Gray’s Floras,
b u t they have n o t yet been introduced ; or, if they have, th e y exist only as
small plants. Some plants o f Rhus have been raised in th e H o rt. Soc. Garden,
from seeds sent from th e snowy mountains o f Nepal, which will doubtless
prove hardy.
Genus III.
DUVAU^zi K th . T h e D u v a u a . Lin, Sÿst. Polygàmia Monoe'cia.
Identification. K th . Gen. T e re b ., p . 8. ; D e c. P ro d ., 2. p . 7 4 .; D o n ’s Mill., 2. p. 76.
S ynonymes. 5chlnus sp. A n d r . ; riimyris sp. Cav.
D e riv a tio n . Called D u v a u a , a fte r M . D v v a u , a F re n c h b o ta n is t, known as th e ed ito r o f th e
original edition o f R ic h a rd ’s A n a ly se d u F ru it ¡ a n d for some observations on Verónica.”
in B o t. R e g ., t. 1568.)
Gen. Char. Calyx pe rsisten t, with 4—5 segments. Corolla o f 4— 5 concave
petals. Sexes monoecionsly polygamous. Stamens 8—10, inserted u n d e r a
pitcher-shaped calycine disk, which has as many sinuses and as many te e th
as th e re are stamens : these are opposite th e sinuses, h a lf o f them opposite
th e petals, and h a lf alternate with them. Anthers in th e fruit-bearing flowers
barren. Ovary conical. Styles 3—4. Stigmas c apitate. Fniit a globose
d rupe, with a leathery nut.— Chilian trees and shrubs, becoming spiny as
th ey advance in growth. (D e c . Prod.)
Leaves simple, a lternate, exstipulate, evergreen ; generally oblong or
ovate, toothed, small. Flowers in axillary racemes, greenish yeUow.— There
a re four species in cultivation, which are all very handsome evergreen bushes,
with bright shining foliage.
T h e foliage emits, when bruised, a strong b u t n o t unpleasant odour, o f
th e n a tu re o f turpentine. The leaves o f D. ovata, and, doubtless, th o se o f
every species o f Duvaua, when thrown upon water, move about in a manner
which may be compared to a fleet o f ships employed in manceuvring, o r to
persons engaged in dancing. Seeds have been produced plentifully in the
H o rt. Soc. Garden by D. depéndens, trained to a south wall ; and seeds o f
D . latifòlia are often imported from Chili. Cuttings o f th e ripe wood ro o t
in sand, u n d e r a bell-glass, in a gentle heat. D . dependens was b u t little
injured a t Kew, in th e Chelsea Botanic Garden, and in th e H o rt. Soc. Garden,
by th e winter o f 1837-8 ; and D. ovàta was n o t injured a t all, and m a y b e
considered as an evergreen shrub, as hardy in th e climate o f London as Aristo
te lia Màcqui.
Î 1. D. d e p e ' n d e n s Dec. The àrooffig-branched Duvaua.
Identification. D e c . P ro d ., 2. p . 74. ; D o n ’s M i l l , 2. p. 76.
S yn o n ymes. A m f ñ s polÿgama Cav. Ic o n . 3. p . 20. t. 239. ; 5 c h ln u s d ependens Orí. Decad. 8. p. 102.;
D u v a tía d epéndens « Hook. B o t. Misc. 2. p. 176.
Cav. I c . , t . 239. ; B o t R e g . , t 1573. ; a n d o u r fig . 291.
Spec. Char., 4e. Leaves mostly, especially upon th e flower-bearing branches,
obovate, and very obtuse, o r even emarginate, with scarcely any denticu-
lations. Racemes scarcely exceeding th e leaves in length. Stamens mostly
10. Flowers smaller than those o f D. ovàta. (L in d l.) An evergreen tree';
in British gardens a wall shrub. Chili. H e ig h t in England 10 ft. to 18 ft.
In tro d u c e d in 1790. Flowers yellowish white ;
J u n e and July. Berries black ; ripe n Sept.
T here is an old p lan t in th e Botanic Garden
a t Kew, and a tre e in th e Chelsea Botanic Garden,
which is 12 ft. high, with a tru n k 7 im m
circumference. The plant in the H o rt Soc.
Garden passed seven winters against a wal( witii
a southern exposure, till the winter oi 1837-8,
when it was killed down to the ground ; but it
has sprung up again vigorously.
» i 2. D. OVA TA Lindl. The ovate-leaved Duvaua.
Lindl. in Bot.
2 92. D u v a ú a ovkta.
Identification.
R eg., t. 1568.
Engravings. Bot. Reg., t. 156b.;
■ m x A o m f i g . ' r n „ „ „ ( . „ S e p i n d e n , .
Spec. Char., 4c. Leaves
ovate, toothed, in most acute a t th e tip m some
obtuso Racemes a little longer than the leaves.
Stamens mostly 8. (Lindl.) A n evergreen tre e ; in
British gardens a shrub. Chili, on mountains. Height
in th e climate o f London 6 ft. to 10 it. against a wall.
Introduced in 1825. Flowers yellowish white ; Ju n e
and July. Berries black ; ripe in Seiitember.
F robabiy a variety of th e preceding species. I t was
wholly uninjured by the winter o f 1837-8, in th e H o rticultural
Society’s Garden.
ÍÍ Î 3. D. LATiFo'LiA Gill. T h e broad-leaved Duvaua.
Identification. Gillies M S S . ; Liiicll. m Bot a ^ |
Sunonyrnes. D. depéndens y H ook. Bot. Mtsc. 5 ‘^^n, U im .
E n g ra v in g s. Bot. R eg ., t. 1580. ; and o u r f ig . 293.
Spec. Char., tj-c. Leaves oblong, acute, coarsely
toothed, so waved as to seem m some measure
plicate. Racemes dense, th e length o f the leaves.
Stamens 8. (Lindi.) An evergreen tree m
British gardens a shrub. Chill, on moun ams
Height 6 ft. to 12 ft. against a wall. Introduced
in 1836. F l o w e r s greenish white s J u n e and July.
Berries black ; ripe in October.
“ Whatever,” observes Dr. Lindley, “ may be
th o u g h t” of the distinctnes.s, as species, “ qf D.
ovàta and D. depéndens, there can be no doubt
th a t D. latifòlia is a totally distinct species ; for
n o t only are the leaves, in their q u tiin e , surface,
and colour, and the whole plant m its habit, very
different, b u t we find it maintain all Us peculiarities
unchanged when raisetl irom seeds.” 2 9 3 . D u vaûfi la tifò lia .
other Species o f D n m d a . -D . dentdta Dec., Nchinus ffentata Bot. Rep., was
introducecf in 1795, and is doubtless as hardy as any o f the above kinds ; since
■ill of them are safest when planted against a wall. Duvaua smuata Lmdl.
appears eqnallv hardy with D. dependens in the H o rt. Soc. Garden I t diffei s
E t a S in pftd u c in g the flowers belbre the leaves, and m being d e c -
duous. All the species well deserve culture as evergreen bushes, in shrubberies
where the soil ri dry and sandy, the situation sheltered, and th e surface sloping
to tl e out i ‘a c o n c n r re n c e ? f circumstances of this k nd is n o t n ta reqnent
n io u n trv residences, b o th in England and Scotland ; and two examples which
7 ? . to US a t t L moment we a r t writing are. Bury Hill m Surrey, and Blair
Drummond in Stirlingshire.
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