. 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. 532 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. AUtemas sem'^ervlrens Kceh!. ex Stnid.; Pericl^menum vivginiacum i?!!/. Man. ilC. ; Majrc Selva de Virginia, Ital. Engravings. Hort. Angl., t 7.; Krauss, ,; and our^. 076. Spec. Char., Src. Quite glabrous. Leaves persistent, sub-evergreen, obov
. 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. 532 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. AUtemas sem'^ervlrens Kceh!. ex Stnid.; Pericl^menum vivginiacum i?!!/. Man. ilC. ; Majrc Selva de Virginia, Ital. Engravings. Hort. Angl., t 7.; Krauss, ,; and our^. 076. Spec. Char., Src. Quite glabrous. Leaves persistent, sub-evergreen, obovate or ovate, glaucous beneath ; upper ones connately perfoliate. Spikes nearly naked, composed of whorls of flowers. Tube of corolla ventricose on the upper side; limb nearly regular, with 5 roundish lobes. Branches brown. Leaves deep green above, 2 in. long and 1 in. broad. Whorls of flowers usually 3, at the top of each branch. Flowers of a beautiful scarlet out- side, and yellow inside, about 1 in. long, inodorous. There are several varieties of this species, particularly one with an almost upright stem. (Don's Mill.) A sub-evergreen twining shrub. New York to Carolina, in dry stony woods. Stems 6 ft. to 10 ft. Introduced in 1656. Flowers scarlet; from May till August. Fruit reddish yellow; ripe in September. Vmielies. .^ L. s. 2 major Ait. Curt. Bot. Mag. 1781. (Schmidt Baum. t. 104.; and onr fg. 977.) — Leaves roundish, and flowers very large, and of a brilliant scarlet. I L. s. 3 minor Ait. Sims Bot. Mag. 1733. (Ker Bot. Reg. t. 356. ; and our Jig. 978.) L. connata Meerbi Icon. t. — Leaves oblong, acute 977. L. 5. miijot. St both cuds ; upper ones ob- tuse, perfoliate. F'lowers small, and scarlet both outside and inside. .^ i. i. 4) Brownii Gordon. — Flowers larger and brighter than those of the species. A very desirable variety. The fine scarlet flowers of this species, and the length of time during which they are produced, render it a very desirable one; but
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