. 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. 490 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. Leaves simple, alternate, exstipulate, deciduous ; lanceolate, toothed. Flowers small, white, in simple terminal racemes. â A shrub, native of North America. S 1. I. virui'nica L. The Virginian Itea. Lin. Sp., 289. \ Don's Mill., 3. p. 196. N. Du
. 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. 490 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. Leaves simple, alternate, exstipulate, deciduous ; lanceolate, toothed. Flowers small, white, in simple terminal racemes. â A shrub, native of North America. S 1. I. virui'nica L. The Virginian Itea. Lin. Sp., 289. \ Don's Mill., 3. p. 196. N. Du Ham., 6. t. 9.; Bot. Mag., t. 2409.; and our identifwation. Engravings, fig- 895. Spec. Char,, S^c. Leaves lanceolate, acutely toothed. Racemes simple, terminal. (Don's Mill.) A deci- duous shrub. Pennsylvania to Carolina. Height 3 ft. to 5 ft. Introduced in 1744. Flowers white; June to August. Carpels brown ; ripe in October- It may be propagated by cuttings, but more rea- dily by layers, suckers, or seeds, which are annually imported irom America; and it thrives best in a sandy or peaty soil, kept moist. The plant, to be kept in vigour, should have the old wood frequently cut down to the ground. When grown in a situation that is rather moist, its flowers make a fine appear- ance late in the season, when there are few other shrubs in blossom. Genus â gfnica. ESCALLO'N7^ Mutis. The Escallonia. Lin. Sysl. Pentandria Monogynia, Identification. Mutis in Lin. fil. Supp., t. 21.; Dec. Prod., 4. p. 2. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 192. Synonyms. Stere6xylon Rui-x. et Pav. Ft. Per- Prod. p. .38. Derivation. From Escatlon, the pupil and companion of Mutis, during his travels in New Spain. Ge7i. Char., Sfc. Calyx tube semiglobose, adnate to the ovarium; limb 5-toothed or 3-lobed. Petals 5, ari»ing from the calyx. Stamens 5 ; an- thers ovate-oblong. Stigma peltate. Style filiform, permanent. Capsule baccate. Seeds numerous. (Son's Mill.') Leaves simple, alternate, exstipulate, sub-everg
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