. The Magazine of horticulture, botany, and all useful discoveries and improvements in rural affairs . classes it under the name of Malachodendron, agenus separated from Stuartia by Cavanilles, and in DonsMiller it is called Malachodendron ovatum, but as the distinc-tions are very minute, the name of Stuartia, from its brevity,will probably obtain in general use. Messrs. Parsons & Co. have sent us the following accountof their plant, and also engravings of the tree and the flower,which will better convey an idea of its beauty than any ex-tended description. That it is quite hardy, there can be
. The Magazine of horticulture, botany, and all useful discoveries and improvements in rural affairs . classes it under the name of Malachodendron, agenus separated from Stuartia by Cavanilles, and in DonsMiller it is called Malachodendron ovatum, but as the distinc-tions are very minute, the name of Stuartia, from its brevity,will probably obtain in general use. Messrs. Parsons & Co. have sent us the following accountof their plant, and also engravings of the tree and the flower,which will better convey an idea of its beauty than any ex-tended description. That it is quite hardy, there can be nodoubt. It grows with the Fringe tree, one of our very hardi-est shrubs, and its introduction into our gardens will add totheir autumnal beauty, flowering, as the Stuartia does, at thatseason. For planting in American gardens, so called, with MARCH, 125 Azaleas, Rhododendrons, Kalmias, &c., which like a peatysoil, it will be a decided acquisition, enriching the masses ofevergreen foliage at the close of summer with its profusion oflarge, showy, and slightly fragrant white blossoms.— 10. STUARTIA PENTAGYNIA. American plants occupy a high place in general esteem inEurope, and those who bave visited England know how freshin winter and brilliant in summer the parks and gardens aremade by our own Rhododendrons, Azaleas, and Stuartia, when well known, will occupy a high rank. The branches of the tree, from which our drawing is taken,(fig. 10), commence about a foot from the ground and form 126 THE MAGAZINE OF HORTICULTURE. a round, compact mass of foliage ten feet in height and aboutten feet in diameter. It is especially valuable for its lateblooming. The last of summer, when but few plants com-paratively are in bloom, this bush or tree is uniformly loaded
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