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Genus XV. 



STRANViE^S/zl Lindl. 



The Stranv.'E^sia. Lin. Syst. Icosandria 

 Di-Pentagjnia. 



Jdentijication. Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 



Synonyyne. Crataegus in part. 



Derivation. In honour of the Hon. fK T. H. Fox Strangwat/s, F.H.S., &c., a botanical amateur, 

 wlio possesses a rich collection. 



Gen. Char. Calyx 5-toothed. Petals 5, concave, sessile, spreading, villous 

 at the base. Stamens 20, spreading. Ovary villous, superior, 3-celled ; 

 cells containing 2 ovules. Fruit spherical, enclosed by the calyx, contain- 

 ing a superior, 5-valved, hard, brittle, dehiscent capsule. Seeds oblong. 

 Testa cartilaginous. {Lindl.) 



Leaves simple, alternate, stipulate, evergreen ; lanceolate, serrated. 

 Flowers corymbose. An evergreen tree ; native of the temperate parts 

 of Asia ; in Britain a rather tender shrub. 



1. S. glauce'scens Lindl. The ^ancous-leaved Stranvaesia. 



Identification. Lindl. in Bot. Reg., t. 19.56. 



Synonyine. Cratae'gus glauca IVall. Cat. 673. 



Engravings. Bot. Reg., t. 1956. ; and our ^gi. 731. and 732. 



Spec. Char., Sj-c. Leaves lance- 

 olate, coriaceous, serrated, 

 pointed at the base ; midrib 

 and nerves on the under side, 

 as well as the young twigs, 

 hairy. Corymbs somewhat 

 woolly. Pedicels 3 or 4 times 

 as long as the bud. (Lindl.) 

 An evergreen shrub ; in Nepal, 

 a tree 20 ft. high. Introduced 

 in 1828. Flowers white; July. 

 Fruit small, yellowish red ; ripe 

 in October. 



Somewhat tender when treated 

 as a standard in the open garden 

 but, when trained against a wall, 

 forming a very handsome ever- 

 green. Propagated by grafting on 

 Cratae^gus. 



J 31. StranTse^sia glauc6scens. 



732 S. glauc^scens. 



Genus XVI. 



PHOTI'NIA Lindl. The Photinia. Lin. Syst. Icosandria Di-Pentagynia. 



Identification. Lindl. in Lin. See. Trans., 13. p. 103.; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 631. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 602. 



'iynonyme. Crata^^gus sp. L. 



iJerivalion. From p/ioteinos, shining ; in al'^ision to the lucid surface of the leaves. 



Gen. Char. Calyx 5-toothed. Petals reflexed. Ovarium semiadherent, vil- 

 lous, 2-celled. Styles 2, glabrous. Pericarp 2-celled, enclosed in the fleshy 

 calyx. Testa cartilaginous. (Don's Mill.) 

 Leaves simple, alternate, stipulate, evergreen ; quite entire, or serrated. 



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