A l ìB O I lE T U M E T F R U T IC E T U M B R I T A N N I C U M .
7 ft. to 12 ft. Introduced in 179S. Flowers
urge, white ; July and August. Capsules
brownish; ripe in September. Decaying
leaves purjilish brown. Naked young
wood dark brown.
The soil in which it is generally grown
I is a mixture o f loam and peat, in wliich
the latter prevails ; but, in the Mile End
Nursery, it shoots vigorously, and flowers
freely, in deep .sandy loam. The situation
should be sh e lte red ; and shaded rather
tiian otherwise. Tlie usual mode o f propagation
is hy layers; and the stools are
souietime.s [irotected, tlnring winter, by mats.
G e n u s I I .
106. M .o v h tu n i.
107. M .o v h tlim
S T U A 'R T //i Cav. T he Stuartia. Lin. Syst. Monadélphia Pentándria.
Identification. C.iv. Uiss., ,5. p. 393. ; Dec. P ro d ., 1. p. 628. ; Do n ’s Mill., l .p . 673
Derivation. Named m h onour of .John Stuart, Marquess of Bute, the patron of Sir Jo h n Hill and
a distinguished promoter of botanical science. ■ ooim m n , ami
Gen. Char. Calyx permanent, S-cleft, rarely 5-parted, furnished with two bracteas
at the base. Petals 5. Ovary roundish. Style 1, filiform, crowned
by a capitate 5-lobed stigma. Capsule woody, 5-celled, 5-valved; cells 1__2-
seeded. Seeds wingless, ovate, even. (Doris Mill.)
Leaves simple, alternate, exstipulate, deciduous ; ovate, acute. Flowers
axillary, solitary, large. — A deciduous shrub, or low tree, native o f Noi’th
America.
» 1. Stua'rt/./ virgi'nioa Cav. The Virginian Stuartia.
Identfication. Dec. Prod., I. p. 628. ; Don’s Mill., 1, p. ,673,
> «‘- - t i e
108. S tu a r tia v irg in ic a . 109. S tu á r tía v irg in ic a.
Spec. Char., 4c. _ Flowers large, white, with pui-ple filaments and blue antliers,
usually m pairs. Leaves ovate, acute. Petals entire. (Dora’s iliiY/.) A
deciduous shrub. Virginia to Carolina, in swamps. Height 6 ft. to S ft.
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Introduced in 1742. Flowers large, white; July to September. Capsules
browni.sh ; ripe in October. Decaying leaves reddish brown. Naked young
wood dark brown.
The general appearance of the plant is the .same as th a t o f the precethng
a en u s : but it forms a smaller bush, and the foliage has a redder hue. The
fcwers are o f the same size, white, with crisped petals, purple filaments and
blue anthers, th i s plant is not so extensively cultivated as the other, frorn
its being more tender, and o f somewhat slower g row th ; but its beauty and
th e circtimstance of its flowering from July to September, when but
or shrubs are in blossom, reiuler it desirable for every collection. I t thi ives
best in a peat soil, kept moist ; but it will also grow m deep moist sand.
Layers.
G e n u s H I .
G O RD O 'N 7 ri Ellis. T h e G o r d o n ia .
P o l y á n d r i a .
Lin. Syst. Monadélphia
London, wlio corresponded with Linnæus. i .. i
Gen. Char. Calyx o f 5 ro u n d ed co ria c eo u s sepals,
to th e n rc eo lu s o f th e s tam en s . Style crown ed by “ f
5-celled, 5-valved ; cells 2 - 4 - s e e d e d . Seeds ending in a leaty
wing fixed to th e c e n tra l column, filiform. (Doras - , s e rra te d
Leaves simple, a lte rn a te , ex s tip ’iilate, sub -ev erg reen o r d ec id u o u s ;
o r n e a rly e n iire . Flotuers ax illa ry (o r ^
o r sh ru b s, sub -ev erg reen o r d ec id u o u s ; n ativ e s o f N o rth America.
s * I. G ordo' n m L asia' nthu s L. T h e woolly-flowe red G o rd o n ia , or
Loblolly Bay.
I d e n t i f i c a t io n . Lin. Mant.. 670. , Dec. Prod., 1. p. 628., Do n ’s Miil.. I. p. 673. ; T o r. and Gray,
1. p. 223. ^ X •<. 4.U..C T V.M Vn 11 fil Cnfc^b Carol. 1. t. 44., P lu k . Amalth, t.352. ;
minated. (Doris Mill.) A sub-evergreen t r e e ; in
E n g lan d a sh ru b , d ec id u o u s in d ry soils, b u t re ta in ing
its leaves in warm m o ist s itu a tio n s . V irg in ia to
F lo rid a , in swamps. H e ig h t 50 ft. to 80 ft m Americ
a ; 8 ft. to 1 0 ft. in E n g lan d . In tro d u c e d m 173J.
F low e rs w h ite , 4 in. across, s c en te d ; Ju ly an d A u g u st.
C ap su le oval, b row n ish ; rip e in S ep temb er.
T ru n k s tra ig h t. T h is m o st b e au tifu lly flowering p la n t
well deserves to h av e a su itab le soil p rep a re d for it,
and to b e tre a te d w ith m o re ca re a fte r it is p la n ted th a n
it appe ars to h av e h ith e rto rece iv ed in E n g lan d . I he
soil o u g h t to be p e a t, o r le af-mould an d sand ; and it
sh o u ld be so c ircum stan c ed as always to b e k e p t moist,
seeds.
S 2 G. p u b e ' s c e n s L ’lle r. The pubescent Gordonia.
Identification. L ’H er. S tirp .. p. ,66. ; Dec. Prod,, 1. p. 628. ; D o n ’s Mill., 1. p. 673, ; Tor. and Gray,
s ì n ì n fm e l L ac a.h è a flòrida Sal. Par. Lond. t. 66.; F ra n k lin ia americàna Ma,’.A. ; the Franklinia,
Amer. ; beha arte Gordonie. Gcr. r,f. \ \ \
Engravings. Sal. Flor. Lond., t. 56. ; Michx., t. 59. , and onry/s-.
110. Gordònia L as iân th u s .
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