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Halesia Tetraptera. Four-Winged 

 Snow-Drop-Tree. 



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C/rf/} #;/i Order. 

 DodecanDria Monogynia. 



Generic Charatler. 



Cal. 4-dentatus, fuperus. Cor. 4-fida. A r «x 4-angularis, 

 4-locularis. Sem. folitaria. 



Specific Charatler and Synonyms. 



HALESIA tetraptera ; foliis ovatis acuminatis, venis fubtus 



pilofis, alis fructus sequalibus. Willd. Arb. 137. 



Ejufd. Sp. PL 2. p. 849. 

 HALESIA tetraptera. Sp.Pl.636. Reich. 2. p. 4 1 7. Michaux 



Fl. Bor-Amer. 2. p. 40. Gart. Fruft. 1. p. 160. 



/. 32. Cavan. Dijf. 6. p. 338. /. 186. Ellis in 



Acl. Ang. v. 51. p. 831. /. 22./. A. Mart. Mill. 



Did. a. 1. 

 FRUTEX padi foliis ferratis, floribus monopetalis albis cam- 



paniformibus, fruftu craffo tetragono. Catejb. 



Car. 1. p. 64. /. 64. 



This fine fhrub was named in honour of the learned and 

 venerable Stephen Hales, D. D. F. R. S. by John Ellis, 

 Efq. who firft railed it in this country from feeds fent over by 

 Dr. Alexander Garden, in 1756. It is a native of South- 

 Carolina, where it grows by the fides of rivulets (haded by 

 wood. Is perfectly hardy. Flowers in April and May ; but not 

 with us, as in America, entirely before the appearance of the 

 leaves. 



Propagated by feeds, and as thefe, in favourable feafons, 

 are not unfrequently perfected here, we are furprifed that a 

 fhrub of fo much beauty mould not be more generally met 

 *vith in our pleafure-grounds. According to Dr. Garden, 

 'he fruit is alfo very pleafant to the tafle. 



