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ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 



Synonymes. M. virginica Plick. Aim. p. 253. ; M. pennsylvanica Nois. Arb. Fruit. 

 Engravings. Wangenh. Araer., t. 15. f. 3-5. ; the plate in Arb. Brit., 1st edit., vol. vii. ; and our 

 fig- 1384. 



Spec. Char., ^c. Sexes ]X)ljgamous or dioeciou.s. Spikes of female flowers 

 cylindrical. Catkins of male flowers of the length of those of .Setula alba 

 L. Leaves heart-shaped, ovate, acuminate, 3-lobed or palmate ; serrated 

 with equal teeth, rough, somewhat villous ; under surface very tomentose, 

 and, in consequence, soft. (Willd.) A deciduous tree. Canada to Floi'ida. 

 Height 40 ft. to 70 ft. Introduced in 1629. Flowers greenish yellow; 

 July. Fruit long, red, and pleasantly tasted ; ripe in September. 



Varieit/. 



'i M. r. 2 scabra. M. scabra Willd., Nutt. ; M. canadensis Pair. 

 Lam. Diet. 4. p. 380. Leaves rough on both surfaces. Horti- 

 cultural Society's Gardens. 



Very distinct from any of the preceding species, in the spreading umbel- 

 liferous appearance of the branches, and the flat, heart-shaped, very rough- 

 surfaced leaves, which are almost ahvays entire, but which, nevertheless, are 

 occasionally found as much lobed and cut as those of any other of the genus. 

 As a tree ornamental from its very singular form, it deserves a place in every 

 pleasure-ground ; and it is particularly adapted for giving interest to th^ 

 scenery of a suburban garden. 



Genus IL 



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BROUSSONE'T/J Vent. The Broussonetia. Lin. Syst. Dice'cia 



Tetrandria. 



Identification. Vent. Tabl. du Rcgne VegOt., 3. p. 547. ; Willd. Sp. PL, 4. p. 743. 

 Synonymes. iV/6rus Stba Kaempf., Lin. ; Papyrus Encyc. But. 5. p. 5., Lam. III. Gen. t. 762. 

 Derivation. Named in honour of P. A'. V. Brvussonct, a French naturalist, who wrote numerous 

 works on natural history. 



Gen. Char. Flowers unisexual, dioecious. Male flowers in pendulous cylindrical 

 catkins ; each flower in the axil of a bractea. Calyx siiortly tubular, then 

 4-parted. Sta^nens -i, elEstic. Female flowers in peduncled, axillary, up- 

 right, globular heads. Calj/.i- tubular, its ttp with 3 4 teeth. Style lateral. 

 Stig7na taper. Fruit club-shaped, consisting of the integument in which the 

 ovary was enclosed, and now become very juicy; and of a I-seeded oval 

 utricle, with a crustaceous integument, and enclosed within the juicy inte- 

 gument. (G. Don.) 



Leaves simple, alternate, exstipulate, deciduous ; lobed variously or en- 

 tire, hairy, large. Floivers greenish, axillary. Tree, deciduous ; native of 

 Japan and the Pacific Isles ; culture as in the mulberry. 



Si 1. B. PAPYRI 'per A r(?!j^. The Paper-bearing Broussonetia, 0/' Pnper 



Midberry. 



Identification. Vent. Tabl. du RJ^gne Veget., 3. p. 547. ; Willd. Sp. PI., 4. p. 743. 



Synonymc. A/6rus paoyrifera Lin. Sp. PI. 1399. 



The Seres. Both the rnale and female plants are in the Horticultural Society's Garden, and in tht 



arboretum of Messrs. Loddiges. 

 Engravings. N. Du Ham., 2. t. 7. ; the plate in Arb. Brit., 1st edit., vol. vii. ; and out fig. 1385. 



Spec. Char., S^c. See Gen. Char. A deciduous low tree or large shrub 

 China, Japan, and the South Sea Islands. Height 10 ft, to 20 ft. Intro- 

 duced in 1751. Flowers greenish white ; May. Fruit oblong, dark scarlet, 

 and sweet, but rather insipid ; ripe in August. 



Varieties. 



3fe B.p.2 cucidlata. B. cucuUata Bon .Tard. 1S33 p. 919. ; B. spatulat;-. 

 Hort. Brit. ; B. navicularis Lodd. Cat.ed. 18.S6. A sport, found ou 



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