of this or any other species of Njssrt ; for though there are abundance of
plants to be procured in the nurseries, yet there are very few of a tree-like
size to be seen in pleasure-grounds. To insure the prosperity of the tree,
it ought always to be planted in moist peat, or near water.
¥ 2. N. ( b . ) v i l l o ' s a Michx. The hairy-Zrti’erf Nyssa, or Tupelo Tree.
Identficaiion. Michx. Fl. Bor. Amer., 2. p. 258.; Willd. Sp. P l.,4 . p. 1112.; Pursh Sept., 1.
p. 177.
N. sylvâtica Mich. N . Amer. Syl. 3. p. 33. ; N. multiflòra Wangcnk. Amer. 46. t. 16.
f. 39. ; N. montlna Hort. ; N. pedunculis multiflòris Gron. Virg. 121. ; Sour Gum Tree, Black
Gum, Yellow Gum, Amer. ; haariger Tulpelobaum, Ger.
Engravings. Michx. N. Amer! Syl., 3. t. 110.; and oury^s. 1356. and 1357.
Spec. Char., S/c. Leaves oblong, entire, acute at
both ends; with the petiole, midrib, and edge
villous. Female flowers about three upon a
peduncle. Peduncle of female flowers long,
and for the most part two-flowered. Nut
small, ovate, obtuse, striated. (Michx.) A
deciduous tree. Carolina to
Georgia. Height 60 ft. to
70 ft. ; in Fngland 10 ft. to
15 ft. Introduced in 1824, ^
^ and occasionally met with in
collections. Flowers greenish
135G. N . (b.) villósa 1357. N. (b.) villósa.
; April and May. Fruit
black, as in the preceding kind.
¥ 3. N. ( b . ) c a 'n d i c a n s Michx. The whitish-Zc-rtWii Nys.sa, or Ogechee
Lime Tree.
Identfication. Michx. Fl. Bor. Amer., 2. p. 259. ; Willd. Sp. Pl., 4. p. 1113.
Synonymes. N. capitàta Walt., Ait. Hort. Kew., Michx. N. Amer. Syl. 3. p. 43. ; N. coccínea S a r-
tram ; Sour Tupelo Tree, Ogechee Lime Tree, Wild Lime ; weisslicher Tulpelobaum, Ger.
Engravings. Michx. N. Amer. Syl., 3. t. 113. ; and o u r /g . 1358.
Spec. Char., 4 ‘L Leaf with the petiole very short, and the disk oblong
wedge-shaped at the base, nearly entire,
whitish on the under surface. Female
flowers one upon a peduncle. It varies,
with its leaves obovate, entire, or rarely
subdentate. The male flowers are grouped
into little heads. The bracteas attending
the female flowers are short; the calyx of
these flowers is tomentose ; its lobes are
short. The drupe is oblong. (Michx.) A
deciduous tree. Carolina, on the banks of /
rivers, particularly the Ogechee. Height *
30 ft. Introduced in 1806. Flowers greenish
yellow ; April and May. Fruit dark blue;
ripe in September. I3Ö8. N . (b.) cândicans.
Ï 4. N. ( b . ) g r a n d i d e n t a ' t a Mickx. The deeply-
tootheà-leaved Nyssa, or Large Tupelo Tree.
Identification. Michx. N. Amer. Syl., 3. p. 40-
Synonymes. N. tomentbsa, and N. angullzans, Michx.
Fl. Bor. Amer. 2. p. 2.59. ; N. denticulàta Ait. Hort.
Kew. 3. p. 446.; N. angnlbsa Poir.', N. unillùra
Wangenh. Amer. p. 83.; Wild Olive, ; Vir.
ginian Water Tupelo, Mart. Mill.
Engravings. Catesb. Car., 1. t. 60. ; Michx. N. Amer.
Sylva, 3. t. 112. ; and our fig. 1359., and fig . 1360.
showing the nut.
IJ.IS- N. (b.) grandideniàla.
Spec. Char., S/c. Leaf with a long petiole
and a disk that is oblong, acuminate,
distantly serrate, and invariably toothed
with a large pointed tooth. Female
L X I I . ¿ ¡ L Æ . ^ G N a ' c e æ .
G e n u s l i .
O S Y R I S i . T h e O s y r i s , o r P o e t ’s Ca s i a .
/¿ « iiir a iio » Lin. Gen. Pl. ; Willd. Sp. PI 4 n 71.5
Synonyme. Cdsla Camer., LÌb„ A/pm.°Gem
and“pSlit?o'f ?hrbr£cS^ “ “ f™»
im . Sj/st. Dioe'cia Triándria.
branch ; from the length
Gen. Char. Piowers apetalous, unisexual, at least in effect ; those ofthe two
sexes upon distinct plants.—Jizfe. Plomers borne in lateral racemes, about
t , in a l aceme, and disposed in 1—2 pairs, with a terminal odd one.
spreadingly belt-shaped, 3-parted ; its æstivation valvate. Nectary
disk-hke, 3-cornered. Stamens 3, arising from the nectary, alternate to its
rnigles, and opposite to the lobes of the calyx. Anthei-s of 2 separate lobes
that open inwards.—rtemcfe. rt/otom solitary. Ca/yiv urceolate ; its tube
t7? e-A 1 ri! . - z - yaiiu . niese, ¿5-ciert. iòtyie single, òtìg.
globose, fleshy, exteriorly crowned by the limb of the calyx, and the
remains o»f. the style. Carpel wvviuthli cciruussitaacceeoouuss obrnittntlee wwaallllss.. (( Wrviililida..))
Leaves simple, alternate, exstipulate, deciduous or sub-evergreen ; entire
small, linear lanceolate. Flowers white, peduncled.— Shrub, deciduous
or sub-evergreen ; native of South of Europe.
JÏ I. O. A LBA L . The white^oz¿)^*<?ZOsyris, or Poets Casia.
Identification. n '' ............ Sp- Pl-7 4. p. 71.5.
L.. lw.ii» iâiniieeaannbuuuss aaccùuttiiss LKcecefni.. IItt.. 116699 .;• 0d . ffrr utéscens baccìfera
v u m ' I l ^ ' S ^ f M Monspeliénsium Cam. Epit. 2èr;T àsia L¿tiiíó“
lum Alp. E x o t.4 \.; Càsia Monspèlil dicta Gesn. Epit. 50. ; weisse Osyris,
Lam. III., t. 802. ; and o u r /g . 1361.
Spec. Char., Stem roundish, striated. Leaves alternate,
Jinear-ianceolate, 1 in. long, entire, glabrous. Flowers upon
the branchlets, peduncled. (Willd.) A low, spreading, deci-
duous or sub-evergreen shrub. Italy, Spain, Montpelier, and
Carniola. Height 3 ft. to 4 ft. Introduced in 1793. Flowers
white ; July and August. Drupe red, about the size of a pea.
The long supple branches of this shrub were formerly used
or blushes, and they are still used in making crates or
packing-cases, in the South of Europe. Propagated by seeds,
and grown in dry soil, but somewhat difficult to preserve.
O r d e r LXII. -ELÆAGNA'CEÆ.
O r d . C h a r . Perianth tubular, entire, 2—4-lobed, persistent. Stamens 3—4
w 8, alternating with the segments. Anthers nearly sessile, introrse. Ovarium
tree, 1-celled, 1-seeded. Style short. Stigma simple, subulate, glandular,
or tengue-shaped. rtniit enclosed in the pulpy, persistent, enlarged tube
of the perianth. Albumen thin or fleshy. (O. Don.)
Leaves simple, alternate or opposite, exstipulate, deciduous; oblong or
lanceolate, entire. Piowers axillary. — Shrubs or low trees, deciduous ;
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