i i
Ü K . .
FO THERGL L L /i L. T h e F o t i i e r g i l l a . Lin. Syst. Icosândria Digÿnia.
M c n ii fic a tio n . L I n . f ll. S u m .l ,, p . 4 2 . ; D e e . P r o d . , 4 . p . 269. ; D o n ’s MHL, 3 . p . 3 9 7 .
D e r , v a ,0« I n m em o r y o f J o lm F o th e rgU l. M .D . , a n e m in e n t p h y s ic ia n a ÿ d p a t r o n o f b o ta n y wlio
i n t r o d a c e d in a n y n ew p t o t s , a n d o o lt iv n te d a n e x c e l l e n t c o l le c tio n in h i s g r i i i n d s , a t I l a m i l o Z
a t S t r a t f o id - lo - b o w , m E s s e x . H e w a s , b e s id e s , o n e o f th e m o s t c h a r i t a b l e m e n o f h is t im e . ’
Geii. Char. Calyx campanulate, adhering to the ovaiiiiin at the base, somewhat
truncate, with 5—7 callous subrepand teeth. Petals wanting. Stamens
about 25. Styles 2. Capsule adnate to the base of the calyx, 2-lohed
2-celled, 1-seeded. Seed bony. {Don’s Mill.)
Leaves simple, alternate, bistipulate, deciduous ; feather-nerved, clothed
with soft starry down. Flowers white, sweet-scented, sessile, anthers
yellow ; in terminal ovate spikes, having a solitary bractea under each
iiower; tho.se bracteas at the base of the spike are trifid, and those at its
apex are nearly entire.
Shrubs, decidnous, of which there is only one species, but several varieties.
natives ot North America.
at 1. F. ALNiFo'LiA L. The Alder-leaved Fothergilla.
I d e n ti fic a tio n . L i n . 61. S u p | i l . , 2.57. ; D e e . P r o d . , 4 . p . 2 69. ; D o n ’s M ill 3 397
A“ “ -’ I- P - 3 I 3 . ; N am am è l i s I’n o n o lc a i . i n . e r in
Spec. Char., f r . See the generic clmracter. The flowers, which are white
and sweet-scented, ap]icar before the leaves ; the latter resembling those of
the wych hazel. A low deciduous bush. North America, Vindnia to
Carolina, 111 shady woods on the sides of hills. Height 3 ft. to 6 ft. Introduced
in 1765. Flowers white, sweet-scented ; April and May.
Varieties. The following are very distinct : —
tt F. a. J obtùsa Sims Bot. Mag. t. 1341., Pursh Sept. I. p. 335.; F.
major Bot. Cab. t. 1620. ; F.
alnifòlia Lin. fd . Supp. 257.;
and oury%. 910, ; has obovate
leaves, downy beneath.
* F.a. 2 acida Sims, Pursh Sept. 1.
p. 335.; F. Garden! Jacq. Icon,
rar. t. 100. (Bot. Cab, t.
1507.), has narrow leaves,
nearly entire, white from down
beneath.
tt K a. 3 major Sims Bot. Mag.
t. 1342., Pursh Sept. Ì.
p. 3.35. (Bot. Cab., t. 1 320. ;
and o u rjig . 911.) has leaves
ovate-oblong, somewhat cordate
at the base, very black and
seriated at the apex ; when
young,910. F. fl. mSjor. tomentose beneath.
In British gardens tlie fothcrgillas thrive best in moi.st sandy peat They
are propagated by seeds, which are sometimes ripened in this Country, blit
Th g / l f "‘f t received from America. The varieties are increased by layers.
I ? f tu r a l ly somewhat tender, and though not impitient of
col I yet they are easily injured by the proximity of other trees or bushes,
and by excessive drought or perpetual moisture.
XXXVIII. c o r n a 'c e æ : c o 'k n u s .
O r d e r X X X V I I I . CORNA'CEÆ.
O b d . C h a r . Calyx 4-lobed. Petak 4 ; æstivation valvate. Stamens 4.
Style filiform. Stigma simple. Drupe baccate, enclosing a 2-celled nut
Seeds solitary in the cells. Albumen fleshy. — Differs from Caprifoliàceæ tribe
¿arabùceæ, in the polypetalous corolla and drupaceous fruit. {G. Don.)
Leaves simple, opposite, rarely alternate, exstipulate, deciduous,
sub-evergreen ; ovate or oval, entire. Flowers white or yellowish. — Shrubs
or low trees ; natives of Europe and Asia.
C o ' r n u s L. Flowers in cymes. Stamens 4. Style I. Pome baccate.
B e n t h a ' m / x4 Lindl. Flowers disposed in involucrated heads. Fruit constituted
of many pomes grown together.
G e n u s I.
C’O'RNUS L. The Dogwood. Lin. Syst. Tetrândria Monogynia.
Identification. Tourn. Inst., 641. t. 410. ; Dec. Prod., 4. p. 271. ; Don’s Mill. 3 p 398
ymes. Cornouiller, Fr. ; ‘Hiirtriegel, Ger. ; Corniolo, Ital.
'ISTarmtri'“cge;.l signifies hard rail, or hard wood. The name o‘Jf 5Dfo. gwo'«od.f ti s ann‘¡liîe d to thias s h„„..
because, as Parkmsoó says, in his Paradisus, the fruit of most of the species is not fit e-
dogs ; but it IS more likely to have lioen given to it from the astringent properties of tiie ha
leaves, a decoction of which was formerly used as a wash for curing the mange, &c., in dogs?'
Gen. Char. Calyx tube adhering to the ovarium ; limb small, 4-toothed.
Pcía/í 4, oblong, sessile, valvate in æstivation. Stamens 4;. Style \. Drupe
baccate, marked by the vestiges of the calyx, containing a 2-celied rarely
3-celIed nucleu.s. Seeds solitary, pendulous. (Don’s Mill.) ’
Leaves simple, opposite, except in C. alternifòlia, exstipulate, deciduou.s ;
entire, feather-nerved. Flowers sometimes capitate and umbellate, involucrated;
sometimes corymbose and panicled, without involucra.' Petals
white, rarely yellow. — Trees under the middle size, and shrubs, deciduous;
natives of Europe, Asia, and North America.
Most of the species ripen their fruit in England ; but they are usually propagated
by suckers, or by layers or cuttings. The wood of all the species
makes the very best charcoal. Common soil, and most o f th e species will
thrive in the shade of other trees.
§ i. Nudijibrce Dec.
Derivation. From nudus, naked, and flos, a flower : the inflorescence
being without an involucre.
Sed. Char. Flowers corymbose or panicled, without
an involucre.
A. Leaves alternate.
■ C. a l t e r n i f o ' l i a L . The alternate-leaved
Dogwood.
Mmtification. Lin. fil. SuppU, p. I 2f>. ; L ’Hérit. Corn., No. 11. ;
Don’s Mill., 3. p. 398.
Synonyme. C. altèrna Marsh.
tnagnrda voiunrg s. G9u1i2m. p. Abb. Holz., t. 43. ; Schmidt Baum.,, 2. ti . 7/ u0.. ,;
Spec. Char.y c^c. Leaves alternate, ovate, acute,
hoary beneath. Corymbs depressed, spreading.
Branches warted. Pomes purple, globose, about
the size of a grain of pepper. Leaves on long
petioles. Branches green or reddish brown. (Dori
K K 3 912. C. aitemifòlia.
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