. 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. Genus II. DI'RCA L. The Dirca, or Leatber-WOOD. Lin. Syst. Octandria Monogynia. Identification. Lin. Araoen. Arad., 3. p. 12. ; N. Du Ham., vol. iil. p. 193.; Bot. Reg., t. 292^ Synonymc. ThymelfB^a Gron. Virg. l-'JS. Derivation. From dirhe, a fountain ; the plant growing in watery place
. 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. Genus II. DI'RCA L. The Dirca, or Leatber-WOOD. Lin. Syst. Octandria Monogynia. Identification. Lin. Araoen. Arad., 3. p. 12. ; N. Du Ham., vol. iil. p. 193.; Bot. Reg., t. 292^ Synonymc. ThymelfB^a Gron. Virg. l-'JS. Derivation. From dirhe, a fountain ; the plant growing in watery places. Gen. Char. Calyx inferior, funnel-shaped, ending in 4—5 unequal teeth, pale yellow, resembling a corolla. Stamens 8. Styles thread-shaped. Stigma a simple point. Fruit a dry earpel. ( Willd.) Leaves simple, alternate, exstipulate, deciduous; coriaceous. Flotvers terminal, appearing before the leaves, yellowish.—A shrub of a yellow aspect, and with the habit of a miniature tree ; native of Virginia. Peat soil kept moist; and it is readily propagated by imported seeds, or by layers. Ji 1. D. PALu'sTRis L. The Marsh Dirca, or Leather-wood. Identification. Lin. Amoen. Acad., 3. p. 12.; Willd. Sp. PI. 2. p. 424. ; Pursh Sept., 1, p. 268. Synonymes. Moorwood; Bois de Cuir, Bois de Plomb, Fr.; Sumpf Lederholz, Ger. Engravings. Lin. Amcen, Acad., 3. t. 1. f. 7.; Bot. Reg., t. 292. J and our J^. 1353. Spec. Char., Sfc. Leaves lanceolate, oblong, alternate, pale green, villous beneath, and deciduous. (Willd.) Alow deciduous branchy shrub, with the habit of a miniature tree. Virginia. Height 3 ft. to 4 ft. Introduced in 1750, and common in collections of peat-earth shrubs. Flowers yellow ; March. The whole plant has a yellow aspect, and the flowers are of a brighter yellow than the leaves, without the admixture or contrast of any other colour; thus producing a monotonous ap- pearance rare among plants. The flowers are produced while the plant is leafless, and, in England, they are
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