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ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 



best in a light, rich, sandy soil, kept rather moist, and in a shady situation. 

 Tlie varieties differ very slightly from each other. 



^ 2. C. (f.) glau'cus IVilld. The g\anco\\s-leaved Calycanthus, or fertile- 



flowered American Allspice. 



Identification. Willd. Enum., 559. ; Pursh Fl. Sept. Amer.,p. 3.57.; Dec. Prod., 3. p. 2. 

 Synonyme. C. ftrtilis Walt. Car. 151., Lindl. Bot. Reg. t. 404., Guimp. Abb. Hol%. t. -5., Don's 



Mill. 2. p. 652. 

 Engravings. Dot. Reg., t. 404. ; Guimp. Abb. Holz., t. 5. ; and our 



fig. 813. 



Spec. Char., ^c. Branches spreading. Leaves ovate- 

 lanceolate, acuminate, glaucous beneath, pubescent. 

 Flowers less odorous than those of C. floridus. 

 (Dec. Prod.) A dense orbiculate bush. Carolina, 

 on mountains. Height 6 ft. to 8 ft. Introduced 

 in 1726. Flowers lurid purple ; May to August. 

 Fruit, leaves, and young wood as in the preceding 

 species. 



Vanefi/. 



^ C.g.2ol)longif()liiis Nutt. Gen. Amer. i. p. 3 12., 

 Dec. Prod. iii. p. 2. C. oblongifolius Hi.H. 

 Brit. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, elongated. 

 A native of North Carolina, on mountains. (Dec. Prod., iii. p. 2.) 



Closely resembling C. floridus in general appearance ; and requiring the 

 same soil and culture. According to Pursh, the flowers are like those of C. 

 floridus ; but their scent is not so agreeable, and is more faint. Whether 

 there is much difference between this sort and C. f. 5 glaucus, we have not 

 liad an opportunity of ascertaining ; the plant in Messrs. Loddiiies's arbore- 

 tum not having flowereil. We have therefore retained the description of this 

 kind as a species, in deference to Pursh, DeCandoUe, and G. Don, though we 

 strongly suspect that they are identical. 



813. C. (f.jgUOcus. 



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3. C. (f.) La:viGAVus 



Willd. The g]a.hrous-leaved Calycanthus, or Ame- 

 Allsjnce. 



rican 



Identification. Willd. Enum., 5.59. ; Willd. Hort. Berol., t. 80. ; Pursh Fl. Sept. Amer., 

 Nutt. Gen. Amer., 1. p. 312. ; Dec. Prod., 3. p. 2. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 6.52. 



Synonymes. C. ferax Michx. Fl. Bor.Amer. 1. p. 305.; C. pennsyl- 

 v4nicus Lodd. Cat. 



Engravings. Bot. Re^., t. 481. ; and our fig. 814. ^ 



Spec. Char., Sfc. Branches strictly upright. Leaves 

 oblong or ovate, and gradually acuminated, slightly 

 wrinkled ; the upper surface rough to the touch, 

 the under one glabrous and green. (Dec. Prod.) 

 A dense orbiculate bush. Pennsylvania, Virginia 

 and Carolina, on mountains. Height 3 ft. to 3 ft. 

 Introduced in 1806, and resembling the two pre- 

 ceding sorts in appearance and culture, but with 

 the leaves more pointed. Very probably the C. f. 

 4 ferax of the preceding page. g,^ c. (f.) i^vightus. 



p. 35S. 



Genus II. 



CHIMONA'NTHUS Lindl. The Chimonanthus, or Winter-Floh'ER. j J 



Lin. Sj/st. Icosandria Polygjnia. 

 Identification. Lindl. Bot. Reg., t. 404. and 451. ; Dec. Prod., 3. p. 2. ; Don's Mill., 2. p 052. j 



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