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S. GLAUCESCENS, Lindley. 

 (Bot. Reg., t. 1956.) 



A small evergreen tree, the branchlets covered when young with a loose, 

 whitish down, ultimately smooth. Leaves leathery, lanceolate to obovate, 

 2.\ to 4 ins. long, f to 2 ins. wide; dark shining green and smooth above, paler, 

 glossy and slightly downy on the midrib beneath, finely toothed. Flowers 

 white, about \ in. across, produced in July in flattish, terminal, hairy-stalked 

 corymbs, 2 to 4 ins. across ; flower-stalk and calyx woolly. Fruit hoary with 

 down when young, becoming pale red and smooth, | in. long, pear-shaped. 



Native of the outer ranges of the Himalaya; introduced to England in 1828. 

 It is not hardy in the open at Kew, but grows vigorously on an wall, where, 

 however, it rarely flowers. There is a good specimen in the gardens of 

 Osborne House, Isle of Wight, which flowers and produces fruit in abundance. 



S. UNDULATA, Decaisne. 



(Bot. Mag., t. 8418 ; S. Davidiana var. undnlata, Rehder.} 



A low, spreading evergreen shrub, or a tree over 20 ft. high, with very 

 downy young branchlets. Leaves leathery, oval-lanceolate, pointed, glossy 

 green, i^ to 3^- ins. long, \ to i^ ins. wide; entire, downy only on the 

 midrib and margins; stalk \ to \ in. long, downy. Flowers white, produced 

 in June, in terminal, hairy-stalked corymbs, i| to 2^ ins. wide; each flower 

 about ^ in. across; petals soon falling; calyx with five triangular lobes, silky 

 hairy when young; stamens about twenty. Fruit brilliant red, of the shape 

 and size of common haws. 



Native of China; introduced by Wilson for Messrs Veitch about 1901. 

 Unlike the previous species, this appears to be quite hardy. It flowers with 

 great freedom, but the blossoms last in beauty a very short time. Its great 

 charm as a garden shrub is in its abundant crop of bright red fruits. The 

 leaves (as in Photinia) turn red sometimes before falling. The specific name 

 refers to the frequently wavy margins of the leaves. 



STYRAX. STORAX. STYRACACE.E. 



A large genus of trees and shrubs found in Europe, N. America, 

 India, China, and Japan. Only a small proportion of these are hardy 

 in Britain, but no group possesses greater beauty and distinction. Leaves 

 alternate, and often clothed, like the young wood and other parts of the 

 plant, with stellate (or rosette-like) down. Flowers white, usually in 

 racemes. From Halesia and Pterostyrax, its nearest allies, Styrax is 

 distinguished by the relative position of the fruit and calyx. In the 

 present genus the fruit sits in the persistent cup-shaped calyx; in the 

 other two the fruit is below the calyx, which is persistent in Pterostyrax 

 only. 



All the species of Styrax need careful attention when young. They 

 like a sheltered spot, and when first planted out should have a sandy 

 loam, to which decayed leaves and, if available, some finely broken-up 

 peat has been added. Once established, they will root into the surrounding 

 ground. Cuttings of S. japonicum and americanum may be rooted, but 

 they and the rest succeed better raised from seed, 



