on the common horsechestnut, forms the very beautifnl pendulous
qw tree o f which III ere is a plate in the Arh. Brit., 1st edit., vol. v
m e rg e d b e loV “ ^‘"•‘eties, there are th e th re e forms which are enu-
In I ts native country this sjiecies varies in magnitude from a low ramblin«
shrub to a tree of 2 0 ft . o r more in heiglit. In England P . rubra is in c u lt!
vation in various forms : as a tree, in which character it has, a t Syon (see
our plate in the Arh. B n t., 1st edit., vol. v.), attained th e height o f 26 f t . ; as
a pendulous tre e o f 12 or 14 feet in height (see our plate in the Arb. Brit.,
174. P à v ta rù b ra .
1st edit., vol. V., under th e name of P . r. péndula) ; and as a trailina shrub
aTboretnrorMe^Ls'^LoddiSL“
Í 2 . P . f l a ' v a Dec. The yeUowfiowered Pavia.
Uentification. Dec. P ro d ., 1, p. .598. ; D o n ’s Mill., 1 p 663
Spec.Char., ^c. Petioles pubescent, flattish towards the tip. Leaflets 5—7,
’■ n ? A deciduous
xn ft f s n f f " - A® Georgia, in fertile valleys. Height
Plnw if “ 1 f*- England. Introduced in 1764.
Flowers yellow; Apnl and May. F ru it brown ; ripe in October. Decaying
leaves yellow, tinged with brown. Naked young w ood yellowish browm
A more vigorous and rigid-growing tre e than P. riibra, with the branches
n .') . Pà v ia flàva.
upright ; whereas in P . rubra they are spreading, slender, and pendulous.
Leaves paler than in P. rubra. To thrive, it, like all the other -Æsculàceæ,
requires a deep rich soil. Propagated by budding, because the colour of the
flowers is found to vary much in plants raised from seed,
Ï 3. P. ( f . ) n e g l e ^ c t a G, Don. The neglected Pavia.
Identification. Loud. H o rt. B rit., p. 143. ; Don’s Mill., l .p. 6-53.; Swt. Hort. B rit., p, 33.
Synonyme. Æ'sculus neglècta Lindl. in Bot. R e s.
Engravings. Bot. Reg., t. 1009. ; and our^ig. L6.
17fi P à r ia (flàra) neglect*,
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