Carpenteria is closely allied to Philadelphus, differing in 
the almost superior ovary, and solitary style. It was named 
after Professor Carpenter of Louisiana, an assiduous local 
botanist. It was introduced into Europe by our friend 
Max Leichtlin, of Baden Baden ; and for the specimen here 
fizured I am indebted to Miss Jekyll, of Munstead, near 
Godalming, in whose rich gardens, at an elevation of 
400 ft. above the sea, it withstood the cold of last winter 
in the open air and unprotected, without a leaf being 
injured. In a cool greenhouse Miss Jekyll has a plant 
seven feet high which flowers in July. 
Dxscr. A shrub six feet high, with opposite branches 
and leaves, the former clothed with a white bark, the 
outer layers of which are removable. Leaves two to four 
inches long, lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, obtuse or 
subacute, quite entire or minutely toothed, base acute, 
upper surface bright green, under clothed with appressed 
white tomentum. lowers odorous, terminating axillary 
branches, together forming a loose panicle, two to three 
inches in diameter, pure white. Calyzx-tube very short ; 
segments ovate-lanceolate, acuminate. Petals orbicular, 
concave, notched, hardly clawed. Stamens perigynous, 
very numerous, shorter than the petals, filaments slender, 
suddenly dilated at the very base, anthers small. Ovary 
five- to seven-celled, broadly bottle-shaped, its base sunk 
in the calyx-tube, contracted into a short stout style 
with five to six reflexed linear stigmas grooved down the 
middle. Ovules very numerous, on bifid placentas 
projecting from the inner angles of the cells. Fruit 
membranous, epicarp separable, septicidally five-valved. 
Seeds minute, oblong, testa produced into an obtuse appen- 
dage.—J. D. H. 
Fig. 1, Flower with the petals removed ; 2, bundle of stamens; 3, stamens; 4, 
ovary ; 5, transverse section of ditto :—all enlarged. 
