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ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM. 



PART III. 



oblong. Ribs of fruit elevated, acute. Vittae arl 

 broad. Bark of branches purplish. Leaves of a 

 sea-green colour. (Don^s Mill., iii. p. 301.) A 

 native of Portugal, Spain, the south of France, 

 about Nice, Corsica, Sicily, Mauritania, and Thes- 

 saly. It is a shrub, growing 3 ft. or 4 ft. high 

 in a wild state, and .sometimes to the height of 

 6 ft. in British gardens. Introduced in 1596, and 

 flowering in July and August. It is readily pro- 

 pagated by cuttings, and is of free growth in any 

 dry calcareous soil. The blue glaucous hue o^ its 

 smooth shining foliage renders it a desirable addi- 

 tion to every collection. If planted in an open airy 

 situation, in a deep soil, not moist, and allowed to 

 extend itself on every side, it would soon form a 

 large hemispherical bush, highly ornamental during 

 winter from its evergreen foliage, and during July 

 and August from its bright yellow flowers. Plants, 

 in the London nurseries, are \s. 6d. each. 



763 



Aj)p. i. Half-hardij Species of the Gemis Jitipletirimi. 



tt B. gilyralldrica I^m., /}. coriicfum I.' Hen'l., li. obliquum Vahl, B. arbon'scens Jacq., Tc- 

 nbiia coriicca Spreng , B. verticile Ort., is a smooth evergreen shrub, with coriaceous glaucoua 

 leaves, fragrant when bruised. It is a native of Gibraltar, on rocks; was introduced in 1784, and 

 grows to the height of 3 ft., flowering from June to August. It is nearly as hardy as the common 

 species. 



m B. 



natc, stif 



3f1., flowering in August. 



il B. can4scens Schousb. is a native of Mogador, with oblong membraneous leaves. Tt was intro- 

 duced in 1809, and grows to the height of !2 ft. or 3 ft., flowering in August or September. 



)U, B.fruticiscens L. is a native of Spain and the north of Africa ; but, it is hardly worth culti- 

 vation as a shrub. It was introduced into British gardens in ITJ'i, but is rarely to be met with. 



\>lantngincum Desf., Tenoria plantaginea Spreng.^ is a native of Mount Atlas, with mucro- 

 tiff, coriaceous, sessile leaves. It was introduced in 1810, and grows to the height of 2 ft. or 



CHAP. LIX. 



OF THE HARDY AND HALF-IIARDY LIGNEOUS PLANTS OF THE 

 ORDER ARALIA'CEiE. 



The genera belonging to this order, which contain ligneous plants, are 

 Aralia and //edera; and their characteristics will be found stated shortly 

 below. 



Ara^lia L. Margin of the calyx very short, entire, or toothed. Petals 5, 

 free, and expanded at tl>e apex. Stamens 5. Styles 5, expanded, spread- 

 ing divaricately. Berry 5-celled, usually torose. (Uon's Mill,, iii. p. 388., 

 adapted.) — The only species not herbaceous is a fruticose deciduous- 

 leaved plant, assuming the character of a tree. 



i/E'DERA Swartz. Margin of the calyx elevated or toothed. Petals 3 — 10, 

 not cohering at the apex. Stamens 5 — 10. Styles 5 — 10, conniving, or 

 joined in one. Berry 3 — 10-celled. (Z>o«'i' il/i//., iii. p. 391.) — The only 

 hardy species is a climbing evergreen shrub. 



Genus I. 



ARA'LIA L. The Ara'lia, or Angelica Tree. Lin. Si/st. Pentandria 



Pentagynia. 



Identification. D. Don Prod. Fl. Nep., p. 18,5., in a note j Dec. Prod., 4. p. 257. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 388. 

 Syrwnymcs. Arklia sp. I.in. ; Aralia; viira; Blum. 



