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CAPRIFOLIACE^E. VII. SYMPHORICARPOS. VIII. ABELIA. IX. LINNA. X. AIDIA. 



more rigid, and denser foliage, and by the flowers being arranged 

 in dense drooping spikes, larger than in S. racemosus, and by 

 the prominent style and stamens. 



Western St. Peter's-wort. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. . 



4 S. MICROPHY'LLUS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 

 424.) flowers axillary, solitary ; leaves roundish-ovate, bluntish, 

 pubescent. T? . F. Native of Mexico, in the temperate parts 

 near Moran, at the altitude of 4000 feet. Symphoria micro- 

 phylla, Willd. in Schultes, syst. 1. p. 757. Anisanthus micro- 

 phyllus, Willd. in Schultes, syst. 5. p. 223. Corolla white. 



Small-leaved St. Peter's-wort. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



5 S. GLAUCE'SCENS (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 424. t. 295.) 

 flowers axillary, solitary ; leaves elliptic, acute, somewhat mu- 

 cronate, smoothish. fj . F. Native of Mexico, on the moun- 

 tains near Santa Rosa, at the elevation of 4000 feet. Symphoria 

 montana, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 757. Leaves glaucescent beneath. 



Glaucescent St. Peter's-wort. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



Cult. Symphoricdrpos is a genus of very beautiful and deli- 

 cate shrubs, well adapted for shrubberies or borders. They grow 

 in any common garden soil ; and are easily increased by cuttings, 

 which should be planted either in autumn or spring. 



VIII. ABE'LIA (named by Mr. Brown after Clarke Abel, 

 M. D. physician to the embassy to China under Lord Amherst ; 

 he collected and brought home many interesting plants). R. Br. 

 car. and descript. pi. Abel, 1818. in 4to. p. 5. with a figure. 

 D. C. prod. 4. p. 339. 



LIN. SYST. Tetrdndria, Monogynia. Calyx with an oblong 

 tube, and a 2 or 5-parted foliaceous limb : the segments oblong. 

 Corolla tubular, funnel-shaped, 5-lobed : lobes ovate, nearly 

 equal. Stamens 4, didynamous or nearly equal. Stigma capitate. 

 Ovarium 3-celled ; 2 of the cells contain many ovula, but all be- 

 come abortive, and the third contains only one ovulum, which 

 comes to perfection. Pericarp 1 -seeded, indehiscent, crowned 

 by the foliaceous limb of the calyx. Decumbent or weak gla- 

 brous shrubs. Leaves petiolate, dentately crenated. Peduncles 

 axillary, trichotomous or trifid, or terminal and undivided. In- 

 volticrum 2 or many flowered, composed of 6 or more leaves. 



1 A. CHINE'NSIS (R. Br. 1. c.) involucrum 2-flowered ; pe- 

 duncles trichotomous ; stamens exserted. fj . G. Native of 

 China, in the province of Kiang-si at the Lake Po-Yang, where it 

 was collected by Dr. Clarke Abel. Tube of corolla 5-nerved : 

 4 of the nerves approximate, and the fifth remote. Ovarium 

 having one nerve on one side, and 4 on the other. Leaves ovate, 

 finely pubescent. 



China Abelia. Shrub 2 to 3 feet ? 



2 A. TRIFLORA (R. Br. in Wall. pi. asiat. rar. 1. p. 14. t. 15.) 

 flowers by threes, forming terminal corymbs : lateral flowers 

 furnished with 3 bracteas : middle one sessile, naked ; calyx 5- 

 parted : the segments foliaceous, linear, and ciliated ; leaves 

 ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, quite entire, ciliated with hyaline 

 hairs. fj . G. Native of the East Indies, on the highest moun- 

 tains of Northern and Western Kamaon towards the Himalaya, 

 where it is called Kumki. Flowers pale red, delightfully fra- 

 grant. 



Threc-flomered Abelia. Tree small. 



3 A. UNIFLORA (R. Br. in Wall. pi. asiat. rar. p. 15.) pedun- 

 cles 1 -flowered, tribracteate. Jj . G. Native of China. 



One-flowered Abelia. Shrub. 



Cult. A mixture of loam, peat, and sand will be a good soil 

 for the species of Abelia ; and they may be easily increased by 

 cuttings planted in any light soil, with a hand-glass placed over 

 them. 



IX. LINNyE'A (this little northern plant, long overlooked, 

 depressed, abject, flowering early, Linnaeus selected to transmit 



FIG. 82. 



his own name to posterity). Gron. in Lin. gen. no. 774. Juss. 

 gen. 211. D. C. prod. 4. p. 340. Obolaria, Sieg. prim. p. 79. 

 Campanula spec. C. Bauh. Tourn. &c. 



LIN. SYST. Didynamia, Angiosperma. Calyx double, superior 

 one of one leaf; in 5 deep, erect, lanceolate, acute, equal seg- 

 ments (f. 82. 6.). Corolla bell-shaped (f. 82. rf.) ; tube cylin- 

 drical, gradually dilated upwards, about twice the length of the 

 superior calyx ; limb divided into 5 deep, nearly equal, slightly 

 spreading segments (f. 82. d.}. Stamens 4, inclosed, didynamous 

 (f. 82. f.) , the 2 uppermost ones the shortest. Ovarium globu- 

 lar, of 3 cells. Style cylindrical, gently swelling upwards, declin- 

 ing longer than the corolla (f. 82. e.) ; stigma obtuse. Berry dry, 

 ovate-oblong, of 1-cell, membranous, closely invested with the 

 inferior calyx, and crowned with the superior one. Seed soli- 

 tary, filling the cavity. A trailing, somewhat shrubby plant, of 

 an elegant aspect, and rendered most interesting to a botanist on 

 account of the name given, with the concurrence of Linnaeus, by 

 his friend Dr. J. F. Gronovius. 



1 L. BOREA'LIS (Lin. spec. 

 880.) Tj . H. Native of Lapland, 

 Sweden, Norway, Russia, Ger- 

 many, Switzerland, Savoy, Si- 

 beria, &c., in dry, stony, shady, 

 mossy, fir woods, on the moun- 

 tains. In Scotland the plant was 

 first found in an old fir wood at 

 Inglismaldie, on the borders of 

 Mearnshire in 1 795 ; it has 

 since been found in several simi- 

 lar situations in the highlands of 

 Scotland. In North America in 

 several parts, as in the states of 

 New England, New Hampshire, 

 Vermont, but more particularly 

 in Canada throughout the woody 

 country from Lake Huron to the Arctic circle ; and from 

 Newfoundland and Labrador on the east to the Columbia, Una- 

 laschka, and Kotzebue's Sound on the west. Lin. fl. suec. p. 219. 

 t. 1. fl. lapp. ed. 2. p. 214. t. 12. f. 4. Smith, engl. hot. t. 433. 

 Wahl. fl. lapp. 170. t. 9. f. 3. Oed. fl. dan. t. 3. A trailing, sub- 

 shrubby, creeping, and evergreen plant, forming broad leafy 

 patches ; the young shoots hairy and leafy. Leaves roundish or 

 ovate, firm, crenate in the fore part, slightly hairy, and of a full 

 green above, paler beneath. Peduncles axillary, about a finger 

 in length, bearing each 2 elegant, pendulous, flesh-coloured 

 flowers at the apex, which are said to be very fragrant at night. 

 A pair of very small leaves stand at the origin of the partial 

 flower-stalks, or pedicels, and there is often a larger pair or 

 two at the lower part of each peduncle. Corolla variegated in- 

 ternally with rose colour and yellow. The American plants are 

 generally stronger than the European ones. 



Northern Linnaea. Fl. May, June. Scotland. PI. trailing. 



Cult. This elegant little trailing evergreen shrub will not 

 grow in cultivation unless in a peat border, where it will thrive 

 and flower freely ; and most so if the border is in a shady situa- 

 tion. It is sometimes grown in large pots or pans, filled with 

 peat earth, and grows luxuriantly. It is easily increased by 

 separating the creeping stems when rooted. 



f Genera allied to Caprifoliacece, but are not sufficiently 

 known. 



X. ATDI A (from aicioe, aidios, perpetual ; in reference to the 

 durability of the wood of this tree). Lour. coch. p. 143. D. C. 

 prod. 4. p. 340. 



LIN. SYST. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Tube of calyx adnate 



