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Other American Limes. T. p. leptophi/lla Vent, is mentioned by Torrey and 

 Gray as having the leaves very thin and papyraceous. There were in 1834 

 other varieties in the H. 8. G., but the plants had not attained sufficient size to 

 enable us to state any thing with, certainty respecting them. All the species 

 and varieties of American limes are delicate in this country ; they are readily 

 injured by spring frosts, but, where they thrive, are readily distinguished from 

 other limes by their very large cordate leaves, and rough bark, even on the 

 young wood. Some of the oldest and largest American limes in England are 

 in Gatton Park, Surrey, near the lake ; and at Croome, near Upton upon 

 Severn. There is an *old tree, also, at Purser's Cross, Fulham ; and a re- 

 markably handsome young tree at White Knights. 



ORDER XI. TERNSTROM/J V CJS^;. 



ORD. CHAR. Calyx with an imbricate aestivation. Stamens with filaments 

 monadelphous or polyadelphous, and anthers 2-celled to 4-celled. Trees 

 and shrubs of warm climates. 



Leaves simple, alternate, exstipulate, deciduous or evergreen ; mostly 

 coriaceous, now and then with pellucid dots. Flowers axillary, large, 

 showy. The hardy genera in British gardens are Malachodendron, Stu- 

 artz'tf, and Gordoma ; which are thus contradistinguished : 



MALACIIODE'NDRON Cav. Calyx unibracteate. Styles free. Carpels capsular, 



5, connected. 

 STUA'RT/^ Cav. Sepals connected, bibracteate. Style 1. Capsule 5-celled, 



5-valved. Seeds wingless. 

 GORDO'N/^ Ellis. Sepals distinct. Style 1. Capsule 5-celled, 5-valved. 



Seeds winged. 



GENUS I. 



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MALACHODE'NDRON Cav. THE MALACHODENDRON. Lin. Sytt. 

 Monadelphia Polyandria. 



Identification. Cav. Diss., 5. p. 502. ; Dec. Prod., 1. p. 528. ; Don's Mill., 1. p. 572. 



Synonymes. Stuirt/a L'Herit. ; Stewfcrtza L. 



Derivation. From malakos, soft, and dendron, a tree ; in allusion, perhaps, to the quality of th 



timber ; or, possibly, from the flowers resembling those of the mallow, the Greek name for which 



is malache. 



Gen. Char. Calyx 5-cleft, furnished with two bracteas at the base. Petals 

 5, with a crenulate limb. Ovary 5-furrowed. Styles 5, unconnected. Stigmas 

 capitate. Carpels 5, capsular, connected, 1-seeded. Seeds unknown. 

 (jDo?j's Mill.) A deciduous shrub or low tree; native of North America. 

 Leaves simple, alternate, exstipulate, deciduous. Flowers axillary, so- 

 litary, large, showy. 



2 3fe 1. MALACHODE'NDRON OVA V TUMCV. The ovate-leaved Malachodendron. 



Identification. Cav., 1. c. ; Lindl. Bot. Reg.; Don's Mill., 1. p. 272. 



Synonymes. Stuartz'a pentagy"nia L'Herit. ; Stewartza Malachodendron Mill. ; Stewartta a cinq 



Styles, Fr. 



Engravings. Smith's Exot. Bot., t. 101.; N. Du Ham. vol. vi. t. 44.; Bot. Reg., t. 1104.; and our 

 fig. 106. of a plant in flower, and fig. 107. of a shoot from a stool. 



Spec. Char,, fyc. Leaves ovate, acuminated. Flowers axillary, solitary, almost 

 sessile. Petals waved, cut, of a pale cream-colour. (Don's Mill.) A de- 

 ciduous tree ; in England, a large shrub. North Carolina to Georgia. Height 



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