Tab. 5822. 

 ENKYANTHUS Japonicus. 



Japanese Enkyanthus. 



Nat. Ord. EricejE. — Pecandkia Monogynia. 



Gen. Char. — Calyx parvus, 5-fidus. Corolla urceolata v. late campanulata, 

 lobis 5 patentibus v. reflexis. Stamina 10, hypogyna, filamentis pu- 

 berulis ; antherae 2-loculares, rimis longitudinalibus dehiscentes, 

 2-aristatas, aristis patentibus. Ovarium ovoideum, 5-loculare ; stylus 

 subulatus, stigmate simplici ; ovula numerosa, pendula, placentis angulo 

 centrali loculorum affixis. Capsula erecta v. nutans, 5-gona, 5-locularis, 

 loculicide 5-valvis, polysperma. Semina pauca, pendula, angusta, elon- 

 gata, testa rugosa 3-alata, albumine parco ; embryo gracilis. — Frutices 

 Asia? orientalis incolce, ramulis alternis v. subverticillatis, gemmis peru- 

 latis. Folia ad apices ramulorum conferta, persistentia v. decidua, in- 

 tegerrima v. serrulata. Flores axillares, ad apices ramulorum sub- 

 umbellati, longe pedicellati, nutantes, bracteis latis membranaceis suffulti. 



Enkyanthus Japonicus ; ramulis subverticillatis, foliis deciduis membra- 

 naceis breviter petiolatis elliptico-ovatis obovatisve acutis argute ser- 

 rulatis, corolla alba globosa basi 5-saccata ore contracto lobis parvis 

 revolutis, capsula angusta erecta. 



This very elegant new species of the interesting Himalayan 

 and Chinese genus Enkyanthus, was introduced from Japan by 

 Messrs. Standish ; by whom a living plant was presented to 

 the Eoyal Gardens, from which the accompanying figure 

 was made. It was discovered in 1859, by Sir Eutherford 

 Alcock, and communicated by him to Sir W. Hooker's 

 Herbarium from the neighbourhood of Nagasaki. It flowers 

 in February, before the leaves are fully developed, but ac- 

 quires its greatest beauty in autumn, when its foliage turns 

 of a brilliant golden orange, diversified with redder spots. 



Though hitherto only cultivated in the Temperate House 

 at Kew, E. Japonicus is probably quite hardy, and if so, will 



FEBRUARY 1st. 1870. 



