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450 MONADELPHIA POLYANDRIA. Halesia. 
In shady woods, on the banks of rivers: Carolina. h. 
April, May. v.v. A handsome small tree ; flowers 
white, resembling those of Snow-drops, from which 
it has been called Snow-drop Tree or Silver-bell Tree. 
diptera, 2, H. foliis oblongo-ovatis obtuse-acuminatis membranaceis, 
floribus octandris, fructu subelliptico, alis up ma- 
joribus.— Willd. sp. pl. 2. p. 849. 
Icon. Cavan. diss. 6. t. 187. 
In shady forests of Georgia. . April, May. v. v. s. 
Ji.5 v. s. in. Herb. Lyon. "Flowers larger than the 
preceding species. 
parviflora. — 3. H. fructu inzequaliter subtetraptero clavato floribusque 
parvulis.— Mich. fl. amer. 2. p. 40. 
In Florida near Matanza. Michaux. h. +. 
548. STYRAX. Gen. pl. 753. 
grandifo- 1. S, foliis lato-obovatis acuminatis subtus tomentosis, ra- 
lium. cemis multifloris elongatis, pedunculis inferioribus 
axillaribus solitariis uni lacer Uie ap. pi. 2. p. 622. 
"i officinale. Walt. fl. car. 140, e 
S. grandiflorum. Mich, fl. amer. 2. p. 41. 
In woods, on the banks of rivers : Virginia to Georgia. 
h. June—Aug. v.v. A fine ornamental shrub, as 
the two following likewise are; flowers white. 
pulverulene 2. S, foliis subsessilibus ovalibus s. obovatis obtusis subtus 
tum, pulverulento-tomentosis, floribus axillaribus et sub- 
terno-términalibus brevissime pedicellatis.— Mich. fl. 
amer, 2. p. 41. ; 
S. lævigatum. Bot. mag. 921. pee 
In woods of Virginia n Carolina. b. June—Aug. | 
v.v. Resembles the foregoing one. The figure re- — 
ferred to esents the present species, S. leviga- 
tum or the following species has to my knowledge 
not yet been introduced into Europe. 
^o glalrum. 3. S. foliis ovali-lanceolatis utrinque acutis glabris, pedun- 
culis axillaribus unifloris solitariis binisve. — Cavan. 
diss, 6. t IBD £a s = 
S. levigatum. Willd. sp. pl. 2. p. 624. 
S. americanum. Lam, encycl. 1, p. 82. 
S. eve. Walt. fl. car, 140. 
In the swamps of Virginia and Carolina. h. July, Aug. 
v.v. Not above tbree or four feet high ; the number — 
of stamina is from six to ten, 
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