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CLETHRA 



CLIANTHUS 



creased by layers and by division of large plants. 

 Handsome when forced under glass. 



A. Lvs. deciduous: stamens exserted. 

 B. Racemes usually solitary; stamens pubescent. 



acuminata, Michx. Tall shrub or small tree, to 15 ft. : 

 Ivs. petioled, oval or oblong, acuminate, rounded or 

 narrowed at the base, sharply serrate, pubescent 

 beneath at least on the veins, 3-7 in. long: racemes 

 usually solitary, nodding; sepals acute; style glabrous. 

 July-Sept. Alleghany Mts., Va. to Ga. L.B.C.15:1427. 



BB. Racemes usually panicled. 



c. The Ivs. with 7-10 pairs of veins, 1 y^-4 in- long: 

 sepals obtusish; stamens glabrous. 



tomentosa, Lam. (C. alnifdlia var. tomentbsa, 

 Michx.). Fig. 998. Shrub, 2-8 ft.: Ivs. short-petioled, 

 obovate, acute or short-acuminate, cuneate, serrate 

 usually above the middle, pubescent above, tomentose 

 beneath, 2-4 in. long: racemes few or solitary; style 

 pubescent. Aug., Sept. N. C. to Fla. and Ala. B.M. 

 3743. G.F. 4:65 (adapted in Fig. 998). R.H. 1912, 

 p. 519. 



alnifdlia, Linn. SWEET PEPPERBUSH. Shrub, 3-10 

 ft.: Ivs. short-petioled, cuneate, obovate or oblong, 

 sharply serrate, mostly glabrous or nearly so, 2-4 in. 

 long: fls. fragrant, in erect, usually panicled racemes. 

 July-Sept. Maine to Fla. M.D.G. 1890:65; 1903: 

 473,474. G. 26:63. J.H. III. 31:375. Em. 426. Var. 

 paniculata, Arb. Kew. (C. paniculdta, Ait.). Lvs. 

 cuneate-lanceolate, less toothed, green and glabrous 

 on both sides: racemes panicled. Var. rdsea, Rehd. 

 With pinkish fls. 



cc. The Ivs. with 10-15 pairs of veins, 3-6 in. long. 



barbinervis, Sieb. & Zucc. (C. canescens, Authors, not 

 Reinw.). Shrub or tree, to 30 ft.: branches glabrous: 

 Ivs. petioled, cuneate, obovate or oblong-obovate, 

 acuminate, sharply dentate-serrate, pubescent beneath 

 at least on the veins, 3-6 in. long: racemes panicled; 

 fls. fragrant; pedicels about as long as the fls.; sepals 

 obtuse; filaments glabrous. July-Sept. E. Asia. 

 Gt. 19:654. 



Fargesii, Franch. Shrub, to 12 ft. : young branchlets 

 tomentose or nearly glabrous: petioles ^-1 in. long: 

 Ivs. oblong-ovate or elliptic-oblong, acuminate, broadly 

 cuneate or rounded at base, sharply serrate, slightly 



Eubescent beneath or nearly glabrous, 3-6 in. long: 

 s. white, in panicled racemes 5-7 in. long; sepals 

 pointed; filaments hairy, style glabrous. Cent. China. 

 One of the most ornamental species on account of 

 its very long racemes. 



AA. Lvs. evergreen: stamens included. 



arbdrea, Ait. Shrub or small tree, to 20 ft.: Ivs. 

 cuneate, narrow-elliptic, acuminate, serrate, almost 

 glabrous, shining above, 3-4 in. long: racemes panicled; 

 fls. fragrant. Aug.-Oct. Madeira. B.M. 1057. G.C. 

 111.52:100. J.H. III. 64:245. G.M. 49:97; 52:127. 

 Gt. 52, p. 209. Gn. 76, p. 428. It stands only a few 

 degrees of frost. 



C. monostachya, Rehd. & Wilson. Allied to C. Fargesii. Lvs. 

 cuneate, elliptic-oblong to oblong-lanceolate, glabrous or nearly so: 

 racemes usually solitary; style appressed pilose. Cent. China. C. 

 quercifdlia, Schlecht. Shrub: Ivs. obovate-oblong, tomentose 

 beneath: racemes panicled. Mex. B.R. 28:23. C. tinifdlia, Swartz. 

 Shrub: Ivs. oblong, entire, tomentose beneath: racemes panicled. 

 Jamaica. The last two are evergreen and hardy only in subtropi- 

 cal regions. . ,-, 



ALFRED REHDER. 



CLEYERA (after Andrew Cleyer, Dutch physician 

 of the seventeenth century). Ternstrcemeaceae. Green- 

 house evergreen shrubs distinguished by the petals free 

 or scarcely coalesced, the pilose anthers, numerous 

 ovules, and scarcely bracted fls.: sepals 5, with 2 

 bractlets; petals 5; stigmas 2-3: berries 2-3-celled. 

 About 9 species. 



ochnacea, DC. (C.japdnica, Sieb. & Zucc.). Height 

 about 6 ft. : Ivs. oval-oblong, acute at both ends, veined 

 above, entire. Himalayas. A tender shrub rarely 

 cult, in northern greenhouses. In the S. it is cult. 

 outdoors. It has glossy foliage, numerous creamy 

 white, fragrant fls., borne in June, and red berries, 

 which last all winter. C. japonica was distinguished 

 by DeCandolle by its oblong-lanceolate Ivs., which 

 are veinless, and minutely serrate at the apex. Var. 

 tricolor, Hort., has dark green Ivs., with grayish mark- 

 ings, and a margin of white and rose, the variegation 

 being more brilliant in younger Ivs. 



WILHELM MILLER. 



CLlANTHUS (Greek, glory-flower). Leguminbsse. 

 GLORY PEA. GLORY VINE. PARROT'S BILL. Tender 

 half-trailing shrubs, with large, showy flowers of unique 

 appearance. Swainsona is an allied genus, but its 

 general appearance is very different and it has acumi- 

 nate, not obtuse petals. Interesting plants, with pin- 

 nate Ivs. of many Ifts., and fls. in racemes; scarcely 

 papilionaceous: pod stalked, many-seeded. Two or 3 

 species. 



Clianthus Dampieri is somewhat difficult to grow on 

 its own roots. In Germany, a method has been found 

 whereby it is as easy to succeed with this species as 

 with the better-known C. puniceus. The method con- 

 sists of using small seedling plants of Colutea arbor- 



escens as stocks; these are 

 cut over near the soil and 

 seedlings of C. Dampieri, 

 while in the cotyledon 

 stage, are separated from 

 the root, the base cut 

 wedge-shape and inserted 

 in a cut made in the 

 colutea stock. While the 

 union is taking place, the 

 pots should be placed 

 under a bell- jar. C. puni- 

 ceus is an old-fashioned 

 greenhouse plant, grown 

 sometimes to cover rafters 

 or trellis work, but more 

 frequently trained around 

 sticks placed about the 



^B 6 of tne P ot - The 

 flowers, not very unlike 

 those of the common Erythrina, are freely produced 

 in hanging clusters. Cuttings rooted in early spring 

 may be grown into good-sized plants during the sum- 

 mer. Water should be given sparingly during the dull 

 months. Pruning, repotting and tying the shoots 

 should be done just before the growth begins. A 

 sharp lookout should be kept for the red spider, fre- 

 quent sy ringings being the only remedy for this pest. 

 Propagated by seeds and cuttings. (G. W. Oliver.) 



Dampieri, A. Cunn. GLORY PEA. Fig. 999. Height 

 2-4 ft.: plant glaucous and hoary, with long whitish 

 silky hairs: sts. slightly tinged with red: petioles longer 

 than in C. puniceus; Ifts. 15-21, nearly opposite, ses- 

 sile, usually acute; stipules larger than in C. puniceus: 

 fls. 4-6 in a raceme, large, drooping, about 3 in. long, 

 rich crimson or scarlet, with a handsome velvety, 

 purple-black area on the raised center. Austral. B. 

 M. 5051. R.H. 1868:230. Gt. 48, p. 272. Gn. 20:86. 

 Var. germanicus, Hort., is also sold, and is probably 

 var. marginatus, Hort., which has one petal white, 

 margined scarlet. See Gn. 37:298 and p. 299 for an 

 account of grafting this species on stocks of C. puni- 

 ceus. Var. tricolor, Hort. Keel white except the tip, 

 which is bright scarlet. Gn. W. 20:409 (desc.). 



puniceus, Banks & Soland. PARROT'S BILL. RED 

 KOWHAI. Height 3-6 ft., much branched: plant gla- 

 brous: Ifts. 16-28, each with a very short petiole, alter- 

 nate (at least toward the end of the If.), blunt or 



999. Clianthus Dampieri. (X?s) 



