. 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. XHV. 5TYRA CEiE : STY'RAX. 619 woods, on the banks of rivers, from Virginia to Georgia. Height 8 ft. to 10 ft. Intro- duced in 1765. Flowers white; June to August. Halesia diptera, the leaves of which closely resemble those of Styrax grandifolium, but differ from it in not being downy be
. 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. XHV. 5TYRA CEiE : STY'RAX. 619 woods, on the banks of rivers, from Virginia to Georgia. Height 8 ft. to 10 ft. Intro- duced in 1765. Flowers white; June to August. Halesia diptera, the leaves of which closely resemble those of Styrax grandifolium, but differ from it in not being downy beneath, is frequently sold for it in the nurseries. 3. S. (o.) ljeviga'tum Ait. leaved Storax. The smooth- Idenllficatim. Ait. Hort. Kew., 2. p. 72.; Willd. Sp. P)., 2. p. 624.; Don's Mill., 4. p. 4. Synony>nes. S. octSndrum L'HMt. Siirp. Nov. 2. ; S. giabrum Cav. Diss. 6. p. 340. t. 188. f. 1.; S. ta"Te Wall. Fl. Carol. 140.; S. americinum Lam. Bid. 1. p. 82. Engravings. Bot. Cab., t 960.; Dend. Brit., t 40.; our J^, 1201., and Jig. 1202. from a plant in Messrs. Lod- diges's 1200. S. (o-lsrandifolium. Spec. Char., S^c. Leaves oval-lanceolate, acute at both ends, glabrous on both surfaces, toothed. Peduncles axillary, or twin, 1-flowered. Stamens from 6 to 10. (Don's Mill.) A deciduous shrub, bearing a close resem- blance to S. officinale, but smaller in all its parts. South Carolina and Virginia, in swamps. Height 3 ft. to 4 ft. Introduced in 1765. Flowers white ; July and August. In fine seasons, the flowers are succeeded by fruit about the size of a red currant, or of the fruit of the nettle Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 1783-1843; Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 1783-1843. Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum. London : F. Warn
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