XI. TEnjfJSTnoMiA CEJE : gordoW^. 



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Introduced in 1742. Flowers large, white ; July to September, Capsules 

 brownish ; ripe in October. Decaying leaves reddish brown. Naked young 

 wood dark brown. 



The general appearance of the plant is the same as that of the preceding 

 genus; but it forms a smaller bush, and the foliage lias a redder hue. The 

 flowers are of the same size, wliite, with crisped petals, purple filaments, and 

 blue anthers. This plant is not so extensively cultivated as the other, from 

 its being more tender, and of somewhat slower growth ; but its beautv, and 

 the lircnnistance of its flowering from .July to September, when but few trees 

 or shrubs are in blossom, render it desirable for every collection. It thrives 

 best in a peat soil, kept moist ; but it will also grow in deep moist sand. 

 Layers. 



Genus III. 



GORDO' N7/1 Ellis. 



The Gordonia. 

 Polyandria. 



Lin. Syst. Monadelphia 



Identification. Ellis, in Phil. Trans., 1770. ; Dec. Prod. 1. p. 528. ; Don's Mill., I. p. 573. 

 Derivation. Named in honour of James Gordon, a celebrated nurseryman at Mile End, near 

 London, who corresponded with Limisus. 



Ge7z. Char. Calyx oi 5 rounded coriaceous sepals. Petals 5, somewhat adnate 

 to the urceolns of the stamens. S/i//e crowned by a peltate 5-lobed stigma. 

 Capsules 5-celletl, 5-vaIved ; cells 2 4-seeded. Seeds ending in a leafy 

 wing fi.xed to the central column, filiform. (Don's Mi//.) 



Leaves simple, alternate, exstipulate, sub-evergreen or deciduous ; serrated 

 or nearly entire. F/oiccrs axillary (or terminal), solitary, large. Trees 

 or shrubs, sub-evergreen or deciduous; natives of North America. 



^ 1. GoRDO^NlA Lasia'nthus L. The woolly-flowered Gordonia, or 



Loblo/li/ Bay. 



Identification. Lin. Mant., 570. ; Dec. Prod., 1. p. 528. ; Don's Mill., 1. p. 573. ; Tor. and Gray. 



1. p. 223. 

 Syiniiinnes. //j-pericum LasiSnthus Lin. Sp. 1101., Cntesb. Carol. 1. t. 44., Pluk. Amalth. t.352. ; 



Gordonia SFeiiilles glabres, and Alcce de la Floride, Fr. ; laiigstielige Gordonie, Ger. 

 Engravings. Cav. Diss., 6. t. 171. ; Bot. Mag., t. 668. ; and our Jig. 1 10. 



Spec. Char., Sfc. Pedicels axillary, usually shorter than the leaves. Leaves 

 oblong, coriaceous, smooth, serrated. Calyx silky. Capsules conoid, acu- 

 minated. {Don'' s Mill.) A sub-evergreen tree; in 

 England a shrub, deciduous in dry soils, but retain- 

 ing its leaves in warm moist situations. Virginia to 

 Florida, in swamps. Height 50 ft. to 80 ft. in Ame- 

 rica ; 8 ft. to 10 ft. in Enuland. Introduced in 1739. 

 Flowers white, 4 in. across, scented; July and August. 

 Cajjsule oval, brownish ; ripe in September. 



Trunk straight. This mo.st beautifully flowering plant 

 well deserves to have a suitable soil prepared for it, 

 and to be treated with more care after it is planted than 

 it appears to have hitherto received in England. The 

 soil ought to be peat, or leaf-mould and sand ; and it 

 should be so circumstanced as always to be kept moist, 

 seeds. 



a 2. G. pube'scens UHer. The pubescent Gordonia. 



L'Her. Stirp., p. 156. ; Dec. Prod., 1. p. 528. ; Don's Mill., 1. p. 573. ; Tor. and Gray. 



1 10. Gordonia I.asitinthus. 



Layers or American 



Identification 



1. p. 223. 

 Synonymes. Z,acath6a fl6rida Sal. Par. Lond. t. 56. ; Frankllnjo amevicina Marsh 



linia, Amer. ; behaarte Gordonie, Ger. 

 Engravings. Sal. Flor. Lond., t. 56. ; Michx.,t. 59. ; and our.^g-. 111. 



the Frank- 



