r ■ i
flat; sometimes oval,
at other times triangular,
and at otlier times
of various forms. 1117%.
l)2G., a is the male blossom
magnified; h, the female
blossom magnified ;
rf, a berry cut through,
transversely; e, a seed
divided vertically, showing
the two embryos; g,
the embryo magnified ;
h, the two embryos, with
the two radicles germinating
; ¿, a single radicle
; ky a side view, or
section, of the two radicles;
and /, a side view,
or section, of the single
radicle. Our mistletoes, ,
at Bayswater, are now
(Aug. 1840) from 4 in.
to 8 in. in length, with
4 or 5 pairs of leaves,
after having been four I
years sown. Mr. Moss, a
nurseryman at Malvern, ........... .
has succeeded in grafting tlie mistletoe standard high on youn« apple and
pear trees, and also on poplars and willows. The grafts should be made in the
fust or second week in May ; and they should never bo lower than 5 ft from
the ground, or higher than 10 ft. Where the stock is not more than * in
diameter, an mc.sion is made in the bark, into which a scion of t a s t l e ?
paicd thin, IS inserted having a bud and a leaf at the upper end. In graftin<!
below the notch , and a shoulder left on the scion to rest on the notch in the
~ i f v o f ' r be a joint on the l o w ? ext eimty o f the scion The mistletoe may also lie propagated by buddiii«
M r S V w " ; ! ? " “ joint at thelower bud. (feee Gard. Mag., vol. xm. pp. 206. and 285.) extremity ofthe
G e n u s I I .
LORA 'N THU S L. T h e L o r á n t h u s . Lin. Syst. Peiitahexáiidria Mono-
gynia.
Lin. Sp., 1672. ; Dec. Prod,, 4. n. 671.1 Do n '. Mill 4 „ .no
ííira e aM l e a S y f t a S a S c o f f the p o S / “" ’“ ' ' ■''"'‘'" ” 8 « « “>»*
Gen Char, ffow m dioecious or hermaphrodite. C aV cup-shaped adnate
with an entire border. Petals 5 - 6 , linear, reflexed. » « L , « insert“
S 'f a Z l m n f 1 f“ o "- Anthers globose. thickish.
simple. A-m/globose, 1-celled, 1-seeded. (jDoii’s M ill)
ritai®'"’? / "™ '’ •’ °PP .f'to or nearly ,so, exstipulate, evergreen; entire,
rigid. i?yo2¿;tr5 in spikes, axillary and terminal. — An evergreen shrub
parasitical on trees ; native of Austria. ^vcrgieen snum,
^ 1. L. e u r o p æ 'u s L. The European Loránthus.
Identification. Lin. Sp., 1072. ; Jacq. Fl. Austr., t. 30. ; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 409.
Engravings. Jacq. 1. c. -, oaxjig. 927., and out fig. 928. of the natural sizo
Spec. Char., 4c. Plant glabrous,
much branched. Branches terete.
Leaves opposite, petiolate,
oval-oblong, llacemes terminal,
simple. Flowers dioecious, of 6 petals. (Don’s MiU.) An evergreen parasitical
shrub, with the habit of Fiscum álbum. Austria, Hungary, Italy, and
Upper Siberia, on oak and sw'cet chestnut trees. Height 2 ft. to 3 ft.
Introduced in 1839. Flowers greenish ; May. Berries oval, white or yellowish
; ripe in December.
Berries of this plant were received from M. Charles Bauch of Vienna, by
his brother, M. Fi’ancis Bauch, and sown on trees in the Horticultural Society’s
Garden, and also in our garden, at Bayswater, in January, 1839,
though they have not yet vegetated.
G e n u s I I I .
AU'CUBA Thunb. T he A u c u b a . 7.m. SysL Dioe'c ia Te trândria .
Uauif,cation. Tlranli. Fl. Jap., p. 4. i Dec. Prod., 4. p. 274. -, Doll's Mill., 3. p. 433.
Synonymes. Aúcuba Kæmpf. Amcen. 6- p. 775. ; Eùbasis Sahsh. p7-od. p. 68.
Derivation. Aucuba is the Japanese name.
Gen. Char. Floiuers dioecious. Calyx closely adhering, with the margin a
little elevated, and 4-toothed ; teeth obtuse, very short. Petals 4, deciduous,
alternating with the calycine teeth, inserted in the margin of the
elevated fleshy 4-angled disk. Stamens 4;. Ouarmw cylindrical. Style very
short, thick, terete. Berry fleshy, 1-seeded. (Doris Mill.)
Leaves simple, opposite, exstipulate, evergreen ; petiolate, coriaceous.
Flowers small, panicled.
An evergreen shrub or low tree ; Japan ; with dichotomous or verticillate
branches, in the manner of those of Loránthus and Fi.scum. The male
blossom is unknown. Only the female state of this plant is in British
gardens.
« 1. A. j a p o ' n i c a Thunb. The Japan Aucuba.
Identification. Thunb. Fl. Jap., p. 64. ; Dec. Prod., 4. p. 274. ; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 433.
Synonymes. Eùbasis dichótomus Salisb. Prod. p. 68, ; spotted-leaved Laurel, Japan Laurel.
Engravings. Thunb. Icon. Fl. Jap., t. 12. and 13. ; Bot. Mag., t. 1197. ; and our fig. 929.
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