. 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. 106. M. Genus II. STUA'RT/^ Cav. The Stuartia. Lin. Syst. Monadelphia Pentandria. Jdenlijicatiim. Cav. Diss., 5. p. 393.; Dec. Prod., 1. p. 528.; Don's Mill., I. p. 573. Derivation. Named in iionour of JoJin Stuart, Marquess of Bute, the patron of Sir John Hill, and a distingui
. 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. 106. M. Genus II. STUA'RT/^ Cav. The Stuartia. Lin. Syst. Monadelphia Pentandria. Jdenlijicatiim. Cav. Diss., 5. p. 393.; Dec. Prod., 1. p. 528.; Don's Mill., I. p. 573. Derivation. Named in iionour of JoJin Stuart, Marquess of Bute, the patron of Sir John Hill, and a distinguished promoter of botanical science. Gen. Char. Calyx permanent, S-cleft, rarely 5-parted, furnished with two brac- teas at the base. Petals 5. Ovary roundish. Style I, filiform, crowned by a capitate 3-lobed stigma. Capsule woody, 3-celled, 5-vaIved; cells 1—2- seeded. Seeds wingless, ovate, even. (Don's Mill.) . Leaves simple, alternate, exstipulate, deciduous; ovate, acute. Flowers axillary, solitary, large. — A deciduous shrub, or low tree, native of North America. a 1. Stua'rt/.^ virgi'nica Cav. The Virginian Stuartia. Identification. Dec. Prod , 1. p. 528.; Don's Mill., I p. .573. Synonymes. Stew&rtf'a Malachodfendron 5;)., , Stu&rtia marilandica .So^. iZf^.; Stewaftia i un Style, Fr. j eingriffiiche (one-styled) Stuartie, Ger. Engravings, Lam. 111., t. 503.; Bot. Rep., t. 397.; and our fig. 108. of a plant in flower, and Jig. 109. of a shoot from a 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. Warne & Co. ; New York : Scribner, Welford & Armstrong
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