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ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM. 



PART HI. 



p. 19y. ; A. reticulhta Tf'alt. Ft. Car., 137. ; A. fortnosissima Bartr. ; A. /aCirina ilichx. Fl. Amer. 

 Bot., 1. p. 253. ; Pipe-stein.wood, Ayncr. 

 Engravings. Exot. Bot., t. 89. ; Jacq. Icon. Rar., 1. t. 79. ; and ova fig. 910. 



Spec. Char., Sfc. Glabrous. Stems hollow. Leaves 

 ovate-lanceolate, gradually nan-owed to the tip, 

 entire or unequally serrate, shining, nettedly veined, 

 coriaceous. Flowers white, numerous, upon pe- 

 dicels, drooping, disposed in racemes that are 

 axillary, very sliort, corymbose, and nearly naked. 

 Corolla cylindrically ovate. (Don's Mill., iii. p. 

 832.) A native of North America, in Georgia 

 and Florida, in sandy swamps. The shrub bears 

 a great abundance of flowers, which give it a fine 

 appearance. Its stems are used by the natives for 

 making their pipe stems ; whence the name of 

 pipe-stem wood. It was introduced in 1765; 

 grows to the height of 2 ft. or 3 ft., and flowers 

 in July and August. 



» +. L. floriiiu'nda D. Don. The numerous-flowered Lcucothoe. 



Identificalion. D. Don in Fxlinb. New Phil. Joum., 17. p. l.W; Don's Mill., 3. p. a>2 



Synoni/nic. Andr6mcd(i floribi'mda Lyon Herb., Ker Bot. Bee., t. W)".. Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept., 1. 



p. e!>.5., Sims Bot. Mag., t \:,m. 

 Engravings. Bot. Reg., t. 807. ; Bot. Mag., t. 1566. ; and our^;j. 911. 



Spec. Cknr., S^c. Glabrous. Leaves ovate, oblong, acute, finely serrulate, 

 appressedly ciliate, coriaceous. Flowers white, numerous, disposed uni- 

 laterally in racemes that are axillary and terminal, and con- 

 stitute panicles. Pedicles with 2 bracteas. (Don's Alill., 

 iii. p. 832.) A native of North America, in (Georgia, on 

 the mountains, where it grows to the height of 2 ft. or 

 3 ft., and flowers in May and June. It was introduced in 

 1812, and, being extremely difficult to |)ropagate, is still rare 

 in collections. There are plants at Messrs. Loddises's, at 

 Messrs. Chandler's, and at Messrs. Osborne's at Fulham. 

 Plants, some years since, were 10 guinea.s each, but they : 

 may now be had at a guinea. The plant is very prolific iii 

 flowers, and is extremely beautiful. 



• 5. L. spica'ta G. Don. The spicate-mr£"?H<Y/ Leucothoe. 



Identification. Don's Mill., 3. p. S-jS. 



Synonynic. Andromeda spi(Ata U'als. Denri. Brit., t. 36. 



Engravings. Wats. Uend. Brit., t. 36. ; and ourjig. 912. 



Spec. Char., Sfc. Glabrous, except that the branchlets 

 are beset with short white hairs. Leaves elliptical- 

 lanceolate, acute, ovate, or taper at the base, serrated. 

 Flowers white, disposed unilaterally in long lateral and 

 terminal racemes. (Don's Mill., iii.' p. 832.) A native 

 of North America, occurring from Canada to Florida, 

 where it forms a shrub 2 ft. in height, flowering in 

 June. There are plants in British gardens; but v/hen 

 it was introduced is uncertain. 



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Genus X. 



PrERIS Z).Z)o«. The PiERis. /^/'«. %;-. Decandria Monogynia. 



Identification. D. Don in Edinb. N'ew Phil. Joum., 17. p. 1.^9 • Don's Mill 3. d S'jo ' 

 Synonyme. Andromedn sp. IVallich. ■> >* H- "J- 



^^icefpieri^ln Th\fsaly.''^' appellation of the Muses, who were called Pieride*. from their birth- 

 hafdy."'^''""'"* '^''' ^ '''" ^'"^ *'"'"'"' "*""''' "'' ^''''*' ^"'' ■''''''^" 5 =•"'' ronsidcre.1 a., only half. 



