. 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. 454 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BEITANNICUM. best in a light, rich, sandy soil, kept rather moist, and in a shady situation. The varieties differ very slightly from each other. at 2. C. (f.) glau'cus WUld. The glaucous-leaved Calycanthus, or fertile- flowered American Allspice, Identificatio
. 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. 454 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BEITANNICUM. best in a light, rich, sandy soil, kept rather moist, and in a shady situation. The varieties differ very slightly from each other. at 2. C. (f.) glau'cus WUld. The glaucous-leaved Calycanthus, or fertile- flowered American Allspice, Identification. Willd. Enura., 659.; Pursh Fl. Sept. Amer., p. 357.; Dec. Prod., 3. p. 2. _ Synanyme. C. ftrlilis WaU. Car. 151., Lindl. Bot. Reg. t. 404., Guimp. Abb. Solz. t. 5., Don s MiU. 2. p. 662. Engravings. Bot. Keg., t. 404.; Guimp. Abb. Holz., t. 6.; and our fig. 813. Spec, Char,, Sfc. Branches spreading. Leaves ovate- lanceolate, acuminate, glaucous beneath, pubescent. Flowers less odorous than those of C. floridus. (Dec, Prod,) A dense orbiculate bush. Carolina, on mountains. Height 6 ft. to 8 ft. Introduced in 1726. Flowers lurid purple ; May to August. Fruit, leaves, and young wood as in the preceding species. Variety, • * C, Nutt. Gen. Amer. i. , Dec. Prod. iii. p. 2. C. oblongifolius Hurt. Brit, — Leaves ovate-lanceolate, elongated. A native of North Carolina, on mountains. (Dec, Prod,, iii. p. 2.) Closely resembling C. floridus in general appearance; and requiring the same soil and culture. According to Pursh, the flowers are like those of C. floridus ; but their scent is not so agreeable, and is more faint. Whether there is much difference between this sort and C. f. 5 glaucus, we have not had an opportunity of ascertaining; the plant in Messrs. Loddiges's arbore- tum not having flowered. We have therefore retained the description of this kind as a species, in deference to Pursh, DeCandolle, and G. Don, though we strongly suspect that they are ide
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