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(a) L.-huds resinous 



A. carnea. Red Horse Chestnut. 80. May. D. Lflts. obov., 6, coarsely double- 

 toothed, green below, short-stalked. Fls. flesh-coloured to deep red. 

 Fruit with a few small prickles. Hybrid. 



A. Hippocastanuni. Common Horse Chestnut. 100. May. D. Lflts. obov., 

 oblanc, 9, coarsely double-toothed, green below, stalkless. Fls. white 

 tinged with yellow or red. Fruit very prickly. Europe. (Fig. 4 A.) 

 YsLuety flare pleno. Fls. double. 

 Variety rosea. Fls. pink. 



A. indica. Indian Horse Chestnut. 100. June-July. D. Bark twisted, peeling 

 oflr in long strips. Lflts. lane, 9, finely single-toothed, stalked. Fls. white 

 tinged with yellow or red. Fruit rough, not prickly. West Himalaya. 

 (Fig. 4 B.) 



A. turhinata. Japanese Horse Chestnut. 100. May. D. Lflts. obov., oblanc, 

 16, evenly round-toothed, stalkless. Fls. white. Fruit pear-shaped, 

 warty. Japan. 



{h) L.-huds not resinous 



A. octandra {A. flava). Sweet Buckeye. 90. May-June. D. Bark smooth, 

 with horizontal scars. Lflts. ov., 7, finely single-toothed, downy below. 

 Fls. yellow. Fruit smooth. East United States. 

 Variety sanguinea. Fls. scarlet. 

 Variety rosea. Fls. deep rose. 

 Variety purpurea. Fls. purple and red. 

 A. parviflora {Pama macrostachya). Shrubby Pavia. 12. August. D. Lflts. 

 obov., 8, finely round-toothed, greyish white down below. Fls. white, 

 with red stamens. Fruit smooth. South-east United States. (Fig. 4 c.) 

 A. Pavia {Pavia atropurpurea). Red Buckeye. 12. June. D. Bark smooth. 

 Lflts. oblanc, 5, sharply and often double-toothed, green below. Fls. 

 red. Fruit smooth. South United States. 



KoELREUTERiA PANICULATA. Pride of India. 60. July-August. D. Ls. alternate, 

 pinnate or 2-pinnate; lflts. ov., 3, unevenly toothed, often lobed. Fls. |, yellow, in 

 large terminal panicles. Fruit 2, inflated, with papery walls, containing three black 

 seeds. China. (Fig. 19 a.) 



Sapindus Drummondii. Soapberry, Wild China Tree. 30. May-June. D. 

 Bark reddish brown, scaly. Ls. alternate, pinnate, without terminal Iflt. ; lflts. 

 lane, 2^, entire, pointed, unequal-sided, downy below. Fls. ^, yellowish white in 

 loose downy panicles up to 9 long. Fruit \, a semi-transparent berry at first yellow 

 and then black. South United States. (Fig. 11 J.) 



* Ungnadia speciosa. Mexican Buckeye. 30. April-May. D. Ls. alternate, 

 pinnate; lflts. ov., lane, 4, toothed, dark glossy green above, light green below. 

 Fls. I, rose-coloured, in lateral stalked clusters. Fruit 2, pear-shaped. South- 

 west United States. (Fig. 17 c.) 



Xanthoceras sorbifolia. 20. May. D. Branchlets pithy. Ls. alternate, 

 pinnate, l.-stalk channelled; lflts. ov., lane, 2, deeply and sharply toothed, stalkless. 

 Fls. I, white, K5, C5, A8, petals with thin yellow or red blotch at base; in erect 

 panicles. Fruit 2, a top-shaped, thick- walled capsule; seeds |, dark brown. 

 China. (Fig. 12 A.) 



