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ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRfTANNICUM. 



fine, large, nearly white corymbs of flowers, which are sterile, and appear 

 from June till they are destroyed by frost. Culture as in the other species ; 

 but it is essential that the situation be sheltered, and the soil kept some- 

 what moist, otherwise the leaves are not perfectly developed, and the branches 

 are apt to be broken off by high winds. 



B. Species Natives of Asia. 

 & 5. H. HETEROMA'LLA. D. Don. The diverse-haired-leaved Hydrangea. 



Identification. D. Don Prod. Fl. Nep., 



p. 211. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 233. 

 Engraving. Our fig. 903. from a specimen in 



the Linneean herbarium. 



Spec. Char., fyc. Leaves oval, acu- 

 minated, sharply serrated, to- 

 mentose beneath, 5 in. long, and 

 nearly 3 in. broad. Corymbs su- 

 pra-decompound, diffuse, pilose. 

 Sepals of sterile flowers roundish 

 oval, quite entire. Flowers white. 

 (Don's Mill.) A shrub. Ne- 

 pal, at Gossainthan. Height 4 ft. 

 to 6ft. Introduced in 1821. 

 Flowers white ; ? July, August. 



A very vigorous-growing plant 

 in its native country, and probably 

 as hardy in British gardens as some 

 of the North American species. 



& 6. H. ALTI'SSIMA Wall. The tallest Hydrangea. 



Identification. Wai. Tent. Fl. Nep., 2. t. 50. : Don's Mill. 



3. p. 233. 

 Engravings. Wall. 1. c., t. 50. ; and our fig. 904. 



Spec. Char., fyc. Leaves ovate, acuminated, 

 serrated, smoothish. Corymbs flattish. Ste- 

 rile flowers few, on pilose peduncles; alabas- 

 tra, or fertile flowers, conical. (Don's Mill.) 

 A rambling shrub, which, according to Dr. 

 Royle, climbs lofty trees. Nepal, on moun- 

 tains. Height?. Introduced in 1839. Flow- 

 ers white ; ? July, August. 



Other Species of Hydrangea. //. Hortensia 

 Sieb., H. hortensis Smith, a well-known orna- 

 ment of gardens, is suffrutescent and hardy in 

 the S. of England. Even in the climate of Lon- 

 don it lives in sheltered situations in the open 904> H altfS5ima 

 garden, because, though frequently killed to the 



ground, it always springs up again, and even flowers. H. vestita Wall., a 

 native of Nepal, is probably as hardy as H. aldssima, and would be a most 

 desirable introduction. 



ORDER XXXV. UMBELLA N CE^E. 



ORD. CHAR. Calyx entire or toothed. Petals 5, entire, emarginate, or 2- 

 lobed, each usually drawn out into a replicated or involuted point. 

 Stamens 5. Ovarium 2-celled. Styles 2. Fruit of 2 separating pericarps, 

 adhering by their faces to the carpophore. Fruit ribbed or winged. Peri- 



