. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. 51-2 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. Spec. Char., Sfc. Leaves ovate-lan- ceolate, acuminated, toothed, cori- aceous, glabrous, shining, pale green ; beautifully spotted with yellovc, having the midrib rather prominent, the rest of the leaf reticulately veined. Petioles articulated w
. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. 51-2 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. Spec. Char., Sfc. Leaves ovate-lan- ceolate, acuminated, toothed, cori- aceous, glabrous, shining, pale green ; beautifully spotted with yellovc, having the midrib rather prominent, the rest of the leaf reticulately veined. Petioles articulated with the branches, and dilated at the base. (Don's Mill.) An evergreen shrub. Japan, Height 6 ft. to 10 ft., ^^^ and probably much higher in warm ~ sheltered situations. Introduced in 1783. Flowers dark blood-coloured; May and July. Berries red; ripe in March ; not yet seen in England. As hardy as, or hardier than, the common laurel; and, what is a very valuable property in England, it will endure coal smoke better than almost any other evergreen. It is readily propagated by cuttings; and grows freely in any soil tolerably dry, advancing steadily by shoots of from 6 in. to 9 in. long every 929. ^.japdnica. Order XL. CAPRIFOLIA CE^. Ord. Chab. Calyx 5-lobed. Corolla monopetalous; tube short ; limb 5- lobed ; Eestivation valvate. Stamens 5, adnate to the corolla, and alternat- ing with its lobes. Ovarium 3-celled. Style exserted. Stigmas 3, distinct, or combined. Berry pulpy, rarely dry, crowned by the calyx, 1 or many celled. Seeds solitary, twin or numerous in the cells. Albumen fleshy. (G. Don.) Leaves simple, or compound, generally exstipulate, deciduous, or ever- green. Flowers terminal, corymbose, or axillary. — Shrubs or low trees, natives of Europe, North America, and Asia, which may be arranged in two sections as under : — Sect. I. iSambuVe^e Humb. et Kth. Sect. Char. Corolla monopetalous, regular, rotate, with 5 segments only connected a little at the base;
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