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CAMELLIA— continued 



*C. Sasanqua. 6. May. E. Branchlets downy. Ls. ov., 3, hairy on midrib 

 above. Fls. 2, white. China. (Fig. 82 b.) 



Several garden varieties in cultivation, with white to deep rose, single 

 or double fls. 



CLEMATOCLETHRA. Climbers. July. D. Buds conspicuous, with over- 

 lapping scales. Ls. alternate, ov., toothed (sometimes minutely), hairless except 

 on midrib above and below. Fls. \, white, in axillary branched clusters. Fruit 

 berry-like. Several species from China. (Fig. 81 e.) 



*Cleyera Fortunei. 6. September. E. Branchlets hairless. Ls. lane, 6, 

 entire, tapering to both ends, hairless, margins yellow. Fls. f, pale yellow, in 

 axillary pairs. China. (Fig. 116 G.) 



EURYA. Fls. small, inconspicuous; sepals and petals five. 



E. (Ternstroemia) japonica. 3. E. Ls. ov., 3, dark glossy green, toothed, 

 base of 1. -stalk continued down stem as prominent raised line on both 

 sides. Fls. white, nodding, in few-flowered clusters in 1. -axils, uni- 

 sexual. Fruit a black berry. Japan. (Fig. 82 d.) 



*E. (Cleyera) ochnacea. Small tree. E. Ls. ov., 5, entire, leathery, glossy, 

 longish point with rounded tip. Fls. white or yellow, fragrant, in small 

 clusters in 1. -axils. Fruit a red berry. Himalaya, China, and Japan. 

 (Fig. 116 E.) 



GORDONIA. Fls. large and showy, parts of fl. in fives, stamens in groups of 

 five, sepals very unequal ; seed-pod with persistent axis. 



*G. Altamaha [G. pubescens, Franhlinia Altamaha). 20. September-October. 

 D. Branchlets downy. Ls. obov., oblanc, 6, tapering gradually to short 

 stalk, toothed towards apex, dark glossy green above, pale and downy 

 below. Fls. 3, white, solitary in l.-axil on very short stout stalk. Seed- 

 pod round. South United States. (Fig. 82 e.) 



* G. axillaris. 20. November - May. E. Branchlets hairless, grey. Ls. 



oblanc, 7, thick, leathery, toothed towards end, hairless, dark glossy 

 green. Fls. 6, creamy white, petals deeply notched, stamens yellow; 

 solitary on short stalk. China. (Fig. 82 G.) 



* G. Lasianthus. Loblolly Bay. 70. July-August. E. Ls. obov., oblanc, 4, 



toothed, hairless. Fls. 2, white, long-stalked, solitary. Seed-pod egg- 

 shaped, pointed. South United States. (Fig. 82 F.) 



* Hartia sinensis. 50. June. E. Ls. ov., 5, pointed, toothed, dark glossy 

 green, conspicuously veined below, stalk broad and hairy. Fls. i|, white, petals 

 roundish with jagged edges, solitary in 1. -axils. Fruit f , conical, woody. China. 

 (Fig. 83 A.) 



STACHYURUS. K4, C4, A8, G (4). 



S. chinensis. 12. March-April. D. Branchlets greenish or dark brown. 



Ls. ov., 4, long-pointed, toothed, rounded or heart-shaped base. Fls. 



small, yellow, in drooping spikes, which attain full length in autumn and 



persist in bud throughout winter. Fruit |, berry-like, greenish yellow 



with reddish cheek. China. (Fig. 83 b.) 

 S.praecox. 12. March-April. D. Like above, but branchlets reddish, smooth, 



and shining. Japan. 



