- T s s e r
mg a 2—4-ceIIed nut. Cells 1-seeded. Albumen fleshy.— The inferior
DoT) “ fo distinguish this from all nearly allied orders. (G .
“f tipu'ate. deciduous ; serrated or nearly entire
d t e n ? w h ite .-T re e s or ia ,/s h ru h s ;
G e n u s I.
HALE S J A E l l i s . T h e H a l e s i a , or S n o w d r o p T r e e . L m . S m t
Dodecandria Monogynia.
fr" " P- 6-
" a « Z £ V p f g 7 a l i ‘‘i S , c 7 '■“ “ “Me » » Haks, D.D. F.R S
hiscmg lengthwise. Ora,-to,« inferior. W e 1. ^ s i / l e / "
' '■ "■ -
t e r i 2 « r í 2 0 ? * ” •• ■ ? ? ' ~ ta Art. B r t„ 1st e ii... v„., , L
’ ?®i ‘ *'2''“? ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, sharply serrated Po
d e p re ./d . Ffowers^purrlMteTg^lo k rf o s c T c r '" “'®'*’
tli oopmg resembling those of the snowdrop. The’
wood IS hard and veined; the bark is of a darkish
colour, with many irregular fissures. (Doris Mill )
A low /c id u o u s tree. South Carolina, along the '
? ' in Í1775s6.f ' 'Fplo?w'e rs white; April and MIanvt.r odFurcueidt
¿re" P"«
Its flowers which resemble those of the snowdrop
are p ro /c e d m grea/bundance. The tree is one of
the hardiest, and, at the same time, one of the most
oraamental / t h e American deciduous trees. T h em e
of growth, for the first five or six years, is 12 or 18
iMhes or more, a year ; and in ten years it will arta n
the height / 12 or 15 feet, if properfy treaty J but ? s
!h aflfp tfhhis" "h?e i\gh t at that "a’g■Ie’’. 'I Irit ®riepkeinosm sseeeed.is ¿fre aeblyo vine
this country; from which, or from imported seed! it "•“■'‘i-™-
IS readily increased. The seeds often^emain a b t e ’l year in the ground.
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1205. H. teu4ptera.
Y 2. H. (t.) parviflo'ra Michx. The small-flowered Halesia, <
Snowdrop Tree.
Identification. Michx. F l. Bor. Amer., 2. p. 40.; Pursh Sept., 2.
p. 450.; Don’s Mill., 4. p. 6.
Bot. Reg., t. 962.; and our fig. ' 2nfi.
Spec. Char., f r . Leaves ovate, o b l o n g , acute, nearly
entire. Flowers octandrous. Fruit clavate,
slightly winged. Leaves downy, glaucous beneath.
Racemes panicled. Flowers^
drooping. Calycine teeth ovate. (D o n s M t l lA
A low deciduous tree. Florida. Height 10 it.
Introducedin 1802. Flowerswhite; May. Horticultural
Society’s Garden.
Obviously a seminal variety of the preceding
species. H.it.) parviflora.
S 3. H . d i ' p t e b a L. The two-winged-/niM Halesia, or Snowdrop Tree.
McMMcation. Lin. Sp. PL. 636. ; Don’s Mill., 4. p. 7.
Engravings. Bot. Cab., t. 1172.1 and o u r * . 1207.
Spec. Char., f r . Leaves ovate, acute, serrated. Petioles
smooth and even. Pedicels elongated. Fruit with 2
large opposite wings, and 2 obsolete ones. Iiowers
octandrous. Leaves much larger than those of either
of the preceding species. (Doris Mill.) .Uow deciduous
tree. Georgia aud Carolina, in shady places, on banks
of rivers. Height 10 ft. Introduced m 1758. Flowers
white ; April and May.
The leaves of this species are broad, resembling those i*»’-