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can be obtained, which are best sown as soon 

 as ripe. The most common mode is by 

 layers, which may be put down as soon as 

 the wood is ripe, protecting them from frost 

 in winter ; they will be mostly rooted suffi- 

 ciently to take up in spring. Cuttings, se- 

 lected with care, will also root pretty well if 

 put in as soon as the wood is ripe, and pro- 

 tected from severe frost, carefully guarding 

 against damp. 



S. J. pendula, a fine weeping variety, is 

 also in our collections. 



STYRAX, Linnceus. Nat. Ord. Styracese. 

 Decandria, Monogynia, Linn. Corolla twisted 

 to the left, funnel-form. Fruit a two-seeded 

 drupe. 



1. S. GRANDIFOLIUM, Aiton. Leaves large, 

 obovate, silky beneath. Lower peduncles 

 axillary, solitary, one-flowered. Large-leaved 

 storax. Native of the Southern States. 

 Flowers in July. 



In cultivation this becomes a tree fifteen 

 or twenty feet high, and is one of the most 

 ornamental of its class, whether we consider 

 its large leathery leaves, or numerous snow- 



