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^SCULUS. 



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being fuller and more uneven on the surface, and of a deeper green. The 

 tree is also smaller, and of much less vigorous growth than the common 

 horsechestnut. It is, without doubt, the most ornamental sort of the 

 genus. 



Variety. 



Z JE. (7/.) 2 r. rosea. JS'sculus rosea Hort. This variety differs from 

 JE. (H.) rubicunda, in having the leaflets without a red spot at the 

 base of the petioles. The flowers come out of a pale red, and die 

 off about the same shade as the flowers of Jffi. (H.) rubicunda are 

 when they first appear. 



Other Varieties. There are several names in gardjens, and in nursery- 

 men's catalogues, which appear to belong to JE. (H.) rubicunda, but how 

 far they are worth keeping distinct, we are very doubtful. Whitley's new 

 scarlet, of which there is an imported tree in the Fulham Nursery, is said 

 to have flowers of a darker scarlet than any of the above-named varieties ; 

 and, if so, it maybe recorded as M. (H.) r. 3 WhitleK. M. (H.) ameri- 

 cdna of the same nursery belongs also to JE. rubicunda. 



% 4. JE. GLA^BRA Willd. The smooth-leaved JEsculus, or Horsechestnut. 



Identification. Willd Enum., p. 405. ; Dec. Prod., 1. p. 597. ; Don's Mill., 1. p. 652. 

 Engravings. Hayne Abbild., t. 24. ; and our figs. 169, 170. 



Spec. Char., $c. Claws of the petals of about the length of the calyx. Leaf- 

 lets of a pale green, very smooth. Flowers of a greenish yellow. A de- 

 ciduous low tree. North America. Height 20 ft. to 30 ft. 'Introduced in 

 1812. Flowers yellow ; June. Fruit brown; ripe in October. 

 This sort is very distinct ; 



but it is evidently not the M'z- 



culus glabra of Torrey and 



Gray, but probably a variety of 



the y2'sculus flava of these 



glhbra. 



glihra. 



authors, with rough fruit. The 

 whole plant is comparatively 

 glabrous, and even the fruit 

 partakes of that quality. The 

 tree is of less vigorous growth 

 than JE. rubicunda ; and the 

 shoots take a more upright di- 

 rection. It appears to lose its leaves sooner than most of the other sorts. 



!Sf 5. 2E. (G.) PA'LLIDA Willd. The pa\e-Jlowered ^Esculus, or Horsechestnut. 



Identification. Willd. Enum., p. 406. ; Havne Dend., p. 44. ; Dec. Prod., 1. p. 597. ; Don's Mill., 1. 



p. 652. 



Synonyme. Gelbliche Rosskastanie, Ger. 

 Engravings. Hayne Abbild., t. 25. ; and our fig. 171. 



Spec. Char., Sic. Petals with the claws shorter than the calyx. Stamens 

 twice as long as the corolla. A deciduous low tree. Originated in gardens. 

 Height 20ft. to 30ft. Cultivated in 1812. Flowers pale yellow; May 

 and June. Fruit brown ; ripe in October. 



This sort so closely resembles M. glabra, as to leave no doubt in our mind 

 of its being a variety of that species. It is of somewhat more robust growth, 

 and the leaves are, perhaps, not quite so smooth. 



