A R B O R E T U M E T F R U T IC E T U M B R IT A N N IC U M .
best in a light, rich, sandy soil, kept rather moist, and in a shady situation.
The varieties difler very slightly from eacii other.
aft 2. C. ( f .) g la u 'c u s WillcL The glaucous-Zaai'ci/Calycanthus, o r /trii/c-
Jloivcrcd American Alkjiice.
Identification. Willd. Enum., 559. ; Pursh Fl. Sept. Amer., p. 3.57. ; Dec. Prod., 3. p. 2.
fértilis Wail. Car. 151., Lindl. Bot. Reg. t. 404., Guimp. Abb. IIolx. t. 5., Dora’s
F.ngravings. Bot. Reg., t. 404. ; Guimp. Abb. Holz., t. 5. ; and our
fig. 813.
Spec. Char., 4c. Branches spreading. Leaves ovate-
lanceolate, acuminate, glaucous beneath, pubescent.
Flowers less odorous than those of C. floridiis.
{Dec. Prod.) A dense orbiculate bush. Carolina,
on mountains. Height 6 ft. to 8 ft. Introduced
in 1726. Flowers lurid purjile ; May to August.
Fruit, leaves, and young wood as in tlie preceding
species.
Variety.
afe C.g.2 ohlongifòlius N u tt Ocn. Amer. i. p. 312.,
Dec. Prod. iii. p. 2. C. ohlongifòlius Hort. ... p .
Brit. — Lcaves ovate-lanceolate, elongated. ' * '
A native of North Carolina, on mountains. {Dec. Prod., iii. p. 2.)
Closely resembling C. floridus in general appearance ; and requirim^ the
same soil and culture. According to Pursh, tlie flowers arc like those of €
floridus ; but their scent is not so agreeable, and is more faint. Whether
there is much difference between this sort and C. f. 5 glaucus we have not
had an opportunity of ascertaining; the plant in Messrs. Loddiges’s arboretum
not having fiowei’ed. We have therefore retained the description of this
kind as a species, in deference to Pur.sh, DeCandolle, and G. Don, though we
strongly suspect tliat they are identical.
^ 3. C. ( f . ) LAiviGA'TUs Willd.^ The g\ahrous4eaved Caijx an tlu is, or Arne-
ricfin Allspice.
Mmtifteation. Willd. Enum., 5.W. ; WilM. Hurt. Berol., t. 80. ; Piirsli Fl' Spur Am.r .
Nutt. G e n .Am er.,1 p 312.; Dec. Prod., 3. p . 2, ; Don's M i l i r rm ¿ ,4 ’
Synimymcs. V. fdnix Micits. FL Bor. Amer. l .p . 30.3. ; C. nennsvl-
v.diiicus l.odd. Cat. ‘ '
Engravings. Bot. Ro^., t. 481. ; and our jig. 814.
S]>ec. Char, cj-c. Branches strictly upright. Leaves
oblong or ovate, and gradually acuminated, slightly
wrinkled ; the upper surface rough to the touch,
the under one glabrous and green. (Bee. Prod.)
A dense orbiculate bush. Pennsylvania, Virginia
and Carolina, on mountains. Height 3 ft. to 5 ft.
Introduced in 1806, ancl resembling the two preceding
sorts in appearance and culture, but with
the leaves more ])ointed. Very probably the C. f.
4 ferax of the preceding page.
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SI.i C. (f.) luiviKiUus.
G e n u s II.
CHIMONA'NTHUS LimV, The Chimonanthus, or Win t e b -Floweb.
Ltn. Syst. Icosandria Polygynia.
Idsnlifloation. Liudl. Bot. Rog., t. 404. ,,„d 4,31. ; Deo. P rod., 3. p. 2 ., Don's Mill., 2. p 6,32.
v.rnommes. McrAo'» Noes Act. Soc. N.it. Bonn. II. p. 107. ; CnlycSnthi sp. I.inn.
Derivation. From chcmbn, winter, and anthos, a flower ; in allusion to tho season of its flowering.
Gen. Char. Lobes of calyx imbricate, oval, obtuse ; outer ones in the form of
bracteas; inner ones larger, and appearing like a corolla. Stamens nearly equal,
permanent, the five outer ones fertile, connate at the base. {Doris Mill.)
Leaves simple, alternate, stipulate, deciduous ; entire. Flowers rising before
the leaves, in the axils of tlie leaves of the preceding year ; very sweet-
scented; yellowish, but purplish inside. Bark and leaves without scent.
A deciduous shrub, a native of Japan ; remarkable for the fragrance of its
flowers, which arc produced from December till March, even in the open
garden, in the ncighbouriiood of London, and more especially if the plant
is trained against a wall. The blossoms are produced singly, in the axils
of the leaves, on the shoots of the preceding } ear, and also on spurs proceeding
from the old wood. The soil, culture, &c., are the same as for
Calycânthus.
afe 1. C. f u a 'g r a n s Lindl. The ivixgvimt-ßowered Chimonànthus.
lAn-stiiCsrnimn Lindi Bot. Reg., t. 404. 451, : Doc. Prod., 3. p. 2, ; Don’s Mill.. 2. p. C52.
'ivnaiiinies ’Caiveànthus praTcox L in. Sp. 1718,, Aie. Hort. Kew. ed. 1. vol. 2. p. 220. t. 10., Curt.
Hot Mas t 4GG. I.atn. III. t. 44r>. t. 2. ; Meràtm fràgrans Nees Act. Soc. Nat. Bonn. 11. p. 107. ;
ü'bai, or lìòbai, Kaimpf. Amoen. 879. ic. ; the Wintcr-Flower ; Calycante de Japon, J-V. ; Japaic.
; Ait. HorL Kew,, ed. 1. vol. ii. t. 10. ; Bot. Mag., t. 4GG. ; Lara,
III., t. 445. t. 2. ; and ourjife-. 815.
Spec, Char., 4c. Bark and leaves scentless. Flowers protruded before the
leaves, solitary in the old axils of leaves, extremely odorous, yellowish, and
purple within. Fruit flask-shaped, or thicker above tlie
base, and in the upper part tapered into a cylindrical
neck. {Dec. Prod.) A deciduous shrub. Japan. Heiglit
6 ft. to 8 ft. as a bush,
twice that height when
trained against a wall. .
Introduced in 1776. ;A
Flowers yellowish and , v
purple within ; December | 'ft
to March. Frnit ilask-
shaped. Decaying leaves
greenish. Naked young
wood light grey.
81G. C. frhgrans grarnliflòrus.
J'^aric/ie^
sit C f 2 arandifldrws Lindi. B o t. Reg. t. ; and ourßg. 816. — Flowers
larger, and more spreading. F ru it oblong, tapered a t th e base.
(Dec. Prod.) , , • -i i -i
äfe C f. ‘òlìdcns Hort, has the flowers yellow both inside and outside,
âfe C.f. 4- parvißbrus Hort. — A distinct late-flowenng variety. Plants
in the Horticultural Society’s Garden.
The flowers, which arc produced in tlie greatest abumlance from November
till March (as the name, winter.flower, implies), and which are delightfully and
refreshingly fragrant, scent the air to a considerable distance round the tree.
It is grown in most choice gardens for its flowers; a few oi which arc
gathered daily, and placed in the drawingroom or boudoir, m the same manlier
as violets. The plant is generally propagated by .ayers ; bnt it frequently
produces seeds, from which many plants have been raised. 1 lie variety U. t.
grandiflòrus has the flowers rather less fragrant than the species, but they arc
much more ornamental. No garden whatever ought to be without this shrub.
North of London, it deserves a wall as mucli as any Iruit tree ; at least,
judging from the measure of enjoyment which it is calculated to afford : and,
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