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ILLIcIuM FLORIDANUM. RED-FLOWERED 
InLicium, or ANISEED-TREE. 
JP RH ieiiedeicie deat aia 
Clafs and Order. 
PoLyANDRIA PoLyGyNIA. 
Generic Charaer. 
Cal. 6-phyllus. Petala 27. Cap/. plures, in orbem digefte, bi- 
valves, monofperme. 
Specific Charaéler and Synonyms. 
ILLICIUM floridanum floribus rubris. Linn. Syf. Vegetab. ed. 
14. Murr. p. 507. Ellis A. Angl. 1770, (v. 60.) 
p. 524. t. 12. Ait. Kew. v. 2. p. 250. 
Of the genus J//icium there are at prefent only two known ~ 
fpecies, viz. the axifatum and floridanum, the former a native 
of China and Japan, the latter of Florida; both of them are 
cultivated in this country, but the latter more generally, on 
account of the fuperior beauty of its flowers, which are of a 
fine deep red colour, and have the appearance of being double, 
though the petals are not preternaturally multiplied; when the ~ 
plan: is in bloom the peduncles hang down, when the petals | 
drop they become ereét; the bloffoms are not diftinguifhed 
by their fragrance, though the feed-veffels, and feeds (which 
do not come to perfeétion with us) are faid to be ftrongly 
odoriferous ; the foliage of this plant is alfo much admired: 
taking it indeed altogether, there are few fhrubs held in higher 
eftimation. SS] es 
According to Mr. Arron, this fpecies was introduced by 
© Joun Exxis, Efg. in 1776; but Isaac Watxer, Efq. of 
Southgate, was the firft who poffeffed it in this country, he 
informs me by letter, that he received plants of it from Pen- 
facola in 1771, by the hands of Mr. Joun Braptey, and that 
he communicated fome of themto Dr. Foruearciut, Dr. Pit- 
catrN, and Mr. Extts. It flowers from April to July. 
Cultivators differ widely as to their treatment of this plant, 
_ fome keeping it in the ftove, others in the green-houfe, while. 
fome have ventured to plant it in the open ground in warm 
‘fituations; it probably is more hardy than we imagine; all 
agree in propagating it by layers, or by feeds if they can be 
procured. Linnzus, contrary to his ufual praétice, dif- 
_tinguifhes the two {pecies by their colour only, and THunBERG 
is difpofed to regard them as mere varieties, BE ag ae 
