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iESCULUS humilis. 
Dwarf Red Horse-Chestnut. 
HEPTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Nat. ord. HippocastanEjE. 
jE SC ULUS. Supra vol. 10 .fol. 10. 
JE. humilis ; caule decumbente, foliolis lanceolatis petiolulatis inaequaliter 
serratis subtils pubescentibus, calycibus cylindraceo-infundibularibus 
corollisque convolutis pubescentibus, staminibus inclusis calyce paulo 
longioribus, fructibus inermibus. 
jE. humilis. Lodd. catalogue. 
Suffrutex decumhens , 2-3 pedalis, ramis ascendentibus, teretibus, cinereo- 
fuscis , glabris. Foliola quinata, petiolulata, lato-lanceolata, grosse inrequaliter 
serrata, membranacea, suprd glabra atroviridia, sabths prtecipue ad venas 
leviter pubescentia. Paniculse simplices , erectce , terminates, leviter velutinte. 
Calyces cylindraceo-infundibulares, colorati, leviter pubescentes, in&qualiter 
quinque-dentati, dentibus oblongis apiculatis. Corolla atrosanguinea, calyce 
duplo longior, petalis parallels, angustis, venosis, pubescentibus. Stamina 
inclusa, calyce paulo longiora. Fructus dimidiatus, obovatus, brunneus, 
leviter velutinus, mucronatus. 
A beautiful undescribed shrub, which we find mentioned 
nowhere, even by name, except in the rich catalogue of 
the Messrs. Loddiges, of Hackney. In stature it resembles 
iE. discolor, from which it is easily distinguished by its 
very different flowers and leaves. W e presume it to be 
a native of North America; but are not informed of the 
circumstances attending its introduction to this country. 
A hardy plant, flowering in May, and propagated by 
layers or suckers. It and iEsculus discolor are indispensab e 
to every good collection of ornamental hardy shrubs. 
Our drawing was made last spring, in the garden of the 
Horticultural Society, from a plant which had been pre¬ 
sented to the institution by Messrs. Loddiges. 
