in 



RIONADELPHTA POLYANDRIAr 



fially pubescent; segments obovate^ slightly undulate. Stamens very nin 

 merous^ unequal, inserted into the thickened base of the corolla. Fila- 

 Tnents about one third the length of the corolla^ orange coloured. Anthers 

 erect, yellow. Germ villous. Style short. Capsule nearly globular^ 5- 



celled. 



The habitat of this tree appears to be very limited, a few trees were 

 found by Bartram near Fort Barrington on the Altamaha, and from the 

 •same spot all the plants liow in the gardens have been derived. 



Flowers through the summer. 



STUARTIA. 



EN. 



L. 



1142 



1143. 



Calyx 

 JPetala 5. 



capitatum 

 bum. 



5-partitiis. 



Calyx 



5-parted 



? 



sub 



Stigma Petals 5. Stigma 



5-lo 



Capsula 5-lo- 

 cularis, 5-valvis, val- 

 Vulis medio septiferis. 



Semina 1 — 2, ossea. 



pit at 

 bed. 

 led. 



> 



somewhat 5 



Capsule 5- 

 5-vaIved. 



valves bearing the 

 partitions in the mid- 



1. ViRGINICA. 



S. foliis ovatis, a- 

 cuminatis; floribus ax- 

 illaribus subbinis; ca- 

 lycibus ovatisjobtusis; 



die 

 ny< 



Seeds 1 



9 



bo 



Leaves ovate, acu 



flowers 



mmate ; flowers axii 

 lary^ generally in pairs 



aly 



petalis integrisj stylis petals entire 



ovate, obtuse 



styles 



coalitis. 



united 



Mich. 2. p. 43.* Pilrsh 2. p. 451. Nutt. 2. p. 84. 

 S. Malachodendron. Sp. pi, 3. p. 840. Waft. 176* 



A handsome shrub 6-12 feet high, with branches a little geniculate and 

 when young pubescent, heaves lanceolate, aciiiftinate, serrate, very p^' 

 Jbescent on the under surface. Petioles 2 — 3 lines long. Flowers nearly 

 sessile, axillary, generally solitary though sometimes by pairs. Bractens 

 2 at the base of the calyx, ovate, acuminate, covered like the calyx with^ 

 silken pubescence. Calyx 1-leaved, campanulate, persistent, 5-cleft with 

 tlie segments mucronate. Petals 5, obovate, erose, a little hairy, white 

 and united at base with a stamhiiferous tube. Stamens much shorter than 



tlie corolla, haijy at ba'aCj bright purple, Gcrum superior, ovate, h^^Hr 



