PACHIBA (native Guiana name). Malvicea At, 

 of about 30 species of tropical American tr 

 odd and showy Howers. The fls. may ha e a | 



9 inches. Their chief beauty is their immense 

 stamens ; but their petals are also striking Tl 

 rery long and narrow, e.g., 6x1 in., and gracet li 

 curved, with wide spaces between. The finger haped 

 foliage also gives the trees a distinct appea ance 

 Pachiras are all natives of South Amer ca except '' 

 species which are found in Mexico and n tl e West 

 Indies. One is offered in S. Fla. The other 1 re men 

 tioned have been cult, under glass abro 1 b t a a 

 group Pachiras are not suitable lor con erva j cul 

 ture, because they grow too high and req e to n any 

 years' growth before they flower. They are of ea y cul 

 ture in a wamihouse and grow rapidlj Somet mes 

 called Silk Cotton Trees. 



Generic characters : Ivs. palmate, cup-sh ] 1 tn cate 

 or sinuate: column divided abi'\r ii i . v flla 



raents petals downy outside 1 i ulici 



dal seeds many glabrous 1 i illies 



are Ad-insonix (the biobab tn i i I i I th of 



which II If B mbax diftti li lu i) lUci two 



gen I t ' It capsule dLnbLl> woolh inside 



Ad 111 it cal\x while m the other two 



geu I 1 1 unoate 



aquatica Vi I i i-l-il r n -i 'nsuallv 5), ellip 

 tic obloUt, obuNatL lI I ' I n polate subses 



stle calyx truncate \\ i tils 8 in long 



6-8 lines wide grceni h i \ i<Ied above into 



10 paired outer and > mt i I i II t hlaments each 

 forking and bearing 10- lO st miens in pairs color of 

 hlaments yellowish purple stigma obscurely 5 lobed 

 Trop Amer West Indies 



P alhn Wilp Le<i<! de'sirahle l)eciii<!e it flowers at a time 

 when thetreeh IS no foliage Pet ils yellowish white inside hla 



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PACHlSTIMA (sa d to be der ved from Greek pa h / 

 th ck an i I j a allud ng to the si "htly th cken d 

 st gma spelled also P 1 j t a,n\ P I / t / ) 



Celast dcece Low evergre shr bs th 11 ppo 



s te Ivs and nconsp c ous r Id h fl n tl e x 1 of 

 the Ivs fr a small oblo g | le They a e 1 1} w th 

 si ght protect on n the Arnol 1 Arboretu n Bo ton 

 and are handsome dwarf evergreens for rockeries or 

 rocky slopes but still rare in cultivation Thej seem 

 to grow in anj well drained soil and prefer sunny posi 

 tions Prop b\ seeds or b> layers also by cuttings ot 

 half ripened wood under glass Two species m the 

 mountains of North Ameiica, allied to Euon\mus 

 Branches somewhat quadrinj,ular vernicose l\s with 

 minute stipules fls perfect small m few fld axillary 

 cymes cah\ lobes petals and stamens 4 ovary 2 celled 

 usualh only one cell developing into a small, oblong 

 1 seeded capsule 



Myrsinltes Rif (MtiqnuJa miptit hi ^utt Oied 



th M 



iible 



th( sill lU lea\ed torm ot hnovij 

 mu\ xilunn': but of more r gid 

 and stitt growth 



Canbyi Tny Dwarf shrub with 

 trailiiip, and rooting lir inches 

 I\s nirrow oblong oci isionally 



mttd) Le tf um in osw 

 They are strong twining 

 es or racemes rf blue or 



PACHYSANDKA |( ntk, tlncTt stamen). Bux&cece, 

 which IS iittm united with UiiphorbiAceic. Prostrate 

 perennials trora rootstocks, G-12 in. high, scaly below, 

 with alternate, usuallj deeply toothed, evergreen or de- 



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