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ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 



Genus I. 



STY'RAX L. The Storax. Lin. Syst. Decdndria Monogynia. 



Identification. Lin. Gen,, No. 595. ; Tourn., t. 369. ; Juss. Gen., 156.; Gcertn. Fruct., 1. p. 284. 



t. 59. ; Lindl. Nat. Syst. Bot., 2d edit., p. 228. ; Don's Mill., 4. p. 4. 

 Synonymes. Alibocifier, Fr. ; Storax, Ger. 

 Derivation. The word sturax, ai)plied to this plant by Theophrastus and Dioscorides, is a mere 



alteration of assthirak, the Arabic name of S. otiicinale. 



Gen. Char., S^c. Calyx permanent, campanulate, 5-toothed. Corolla monope- 

 talous, funnel-shaped, deeply 3 7-clett, but usually 5- or 6-cleft, valvate in 

 Eestivation. Stamens 10, exserted ; filaments monadelphous at the base, 

 adnate to the tube of the corolla. Anthers linear, 2-celled, dehiscing length- 

 wise inwardly. Ovarium superior, 3-celled, many-ovuled,' erect. Style ]. 

 Stigma obsoletely S-lobed. Drupe nearly dry, containing a 1-celled, 1 3- 

 seeded nut. Testa of seed double ; inner cobwebbed, outer spongy. {^Doris 

 Mill.) 



Leaves simple, alternate, exstipulate, deciduous ; entire or serrated. 

 Flowers racemose, bracteate, white or cream-coloured. Low trees or shrubs ; 

 natives of Asia or North America. 



They require a soil rather light than otherwise, on account of their hair-like 

 roots ; and to be placed against a wall, in the climate of London, when it is 

 intended that they should flower freely. In affinity, as well as in general ap- 

 pearance, this genus approaches near to that of Hales;a ; and there is such 

 a close general resemblance among all the allied species of iS'tyrax, that they 

 may possibly be only varieties of one form. Seeds or layers. 



. 1 ^ \. S. officina'le L. The officinal Storax. 



Identification. Lin. Sp., 635. ; N. Du Ham., 7. p. 7. ; Don's Mill., 4. p. 4. 

 Si/nonymcs. Lagomelia, Modern Greek; Sturax kalamites, Ancient Giee/e 

 Engravings. Bot. Kep., 631. ; Bot. Cab., 928. ; and our fig. 1199. 



Spec. Char., ^-c. Leaves ovate, clothed with hoary hairs beneath, shining 

 green above. Racemes simple and axillary, 5 6-flowered, 

 shorter than the leaves. Leaves about 2 in. long. Flow- 

 ers white. Drupe ovate globose. (Don^s Mill.) A de- 

 ciduous shrub or low tree. Syria and the Levant. 

 Height 12 ft. to 15ft. against a wall; as bushes, in the 

 climate of London, seldom half so high. Introduced in 

 1597. Flowers white, resembling those of the orane, 

 but smaller ; June and July. Drupe ovate, greenish ; 

 ripe in October. 



It well merits a place against a wall, on account of the 

 beauty of its pure white flowers, and the great profusion 

 in which they are jirocluced. A light sandy soil, rich 

 rather than poor, suits this species best ; and it is gene- 

 rally propagated by seeds obtained from the South of^, . \- 

 France. It will also grow by layers, and by cuttings. Its \/\ /// feJM\i 

 rate of growth, for the first ten years, is not above 8 or 

 9 inches a year. iip9. s.offi.maic 



^ sii 2. S. (o.) GRANDiFO^LiUM Ait. The large-leaved Storax. I 



Identification. Ait. Hort. Kew., 2. p. 75. ; Pursh Sept.. 2. p. 450. : Don's Mill., 4. p. 4 

 S!/noni/mes. S. olficiiifile H'alt. Fi. Carol. 140. ; S. granditifirum Miclu: Fl. Bar. Amer. 2. p. 41. | 

 Engravings. Bot. Cai)., t. 1016. ; Dend. Brit., t. 129. ; and our fig. TJOO. i 



Spec. Char., SfC. Leaves broad, obovate, acuminated, green above, but clothed 

 with hoary tomentum beneath. Lower peduncles solitary, 1-tlovvered' 

 Flowers white. {Don's Alill.) A deciduous shrub or low tree ; growing i 



