Tab. 8682. 



CALLICARPA Giraldiana. 



China. 



Verbenaceae. Tribe Viticeae. 

 Callicarpa, Linn.', Bentli. et Hook.f. Gen. Plant, vol. ii. p. 1150. 



Calliearpa Giraldiana, Hesse in Mitt. Deutscli. Dendr. Ges. vol. xxi. p. 366, 

 cum figuris pp. 368, 369 sed sine descr. ; Iiehder in Bailey, Stand. Cycl. 

 Hort. vol. ii. p. 629 et in Plant. Wilson, vol. iii. pars 2, p. 366, pro parte ; 

 inter species gregis C. purpurcae, Juss., tomento ampliore in novellis 

 fulvo-griseo-furfuraceo, floribus majusculis, calycibus laxe stellato-pilosulis, 

 fructibus lilacinis insignis. 



Frutex ad 2 m. altus ; raminovelli tomento fulvo-griseo-furfuraceo densiusculo 

 obtecti, mox glabrescentes, cortice demum plumbeo laevi vel hicinde ob 

 pilorum bases persistentes rudi. Folia late lanceolata vel elliptico-lanceo- 

 lata, acuta vel acuminata, rarius nonnulla obtusa et tunc interdum 

 obovata, basi acuta, crebre denticulata, dentibus ultra 30 in utroque latere, 

 8-12 cm. longa, 2 5-5 "5 cm. lata, novella tomento fulvo-griseo-furfuraceo 

 e pilis stellatis composito obtecta, mox glabrescentia, matura supra sub- 

 glabra vel glabra, subtus imprimis in costa nenvisque pilis paucis conspersa 

 et minute flavo-glandulosa, nervis lateralibus utrinque 6-10; petiolus 

 circiter 1 cm. longus. Paniculae contractae, subglobosae, 2-3*5 cm. 

 diametro, omnibus partibus pilis stellatis indutis, indumento sumim 

 multo laxiore, pedunculo 1-1 5 cm. longo pedicellis 1*5-2 '5 mm. longis ; 

 bracteae pedicellos magis minusve aequantes. Calyx obovato-oblongus, 

 2-2-5 mm. longus, 4-lobus, lobis subacutis vel obtusis, pilis albis stellatis 

 laxe conspersus. Corolla 35-4 mm. longa, tubi parte basali oylindrica 

 vix 1 mm. longa, amplia-ta fere duplo longiore, limbo lilacino, lobis rotun- 

 datis brevibus. Antherae 1-1*6 mm. longae, plane exsertae longe dehis- 

 centes. Fructus circiter 4 mm. diametro, lilacinus.— C. longifolia, Diels 

 in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. vol. xxix. p. 548 in parte, non Lam.— O. «tapf. 



Callicarpa Giraldiana was raised from seeds presented 

 to Kew in 1908 by the Director of the Arnold Arboretum. 

 They grew very well in the nursery in ordinary soil to a 

 height of 5 to 6 feet, producing in 1914 for the first time 

 a fine crop of fruits, which for several weeks in October 

 and November made a most effective display. In our 

 experience at Kew this is by far the most attractive of 

 its genus as cultivated in the open air. It appears to be 

 perfectly hardy and is of the easiest cultivation. It 

 likes a good loamy soil and its propagation is readily 

 secured either by cuttings or by seeds. It promises 



October, 1916, 



