PIMELEA 



CC. Color of involiicral Irs. pink 

 or reiU or tinged only at 

 margin. 



D. >'/». rose-colored 13. iemiginea 



DD. Fls. white and pink in 



same head 14. spectabilis 



DDD. Fls. pale yellow 15. spathulata 



AAAA. Involucral Ivs. 8 or usually more 



than 8 IC. imbrioata 



1. longiSldra, R. Br. Stems 4 ft. or more high, slender, 

 very leafy: Ivs. sometimes alternate, linear, hairy: fls. 

 pure white, hairy externally, long and slender: heads 

 globose, many-fld.: anthers yellow, not exserted. B.M. 

 3281. 



2. drup4cea. I.ii'ill. \ -traggling shrub 6-8 ft. high 

 or lower : l-ii: i , -^. ovate to oblong-elliptical 

 or oblcinfr-liiM iiliove, slightly silky hairy 

 beneath, »ii~i - iued : fls. white or tinged 

 with pink, -il :i ; anthers yellow, hardly ex- 

 serted: \iv:y\ :M. L.B.C. B:540. 



.•!. hypericin I, '■•.■■ stem slender, 3 ft. or more 

 hi^li: briuirln n i r\ l.aly: Ivs. elliptically oblong, 

 smooth ; Hs. hiriiKi|iliroclite and female on distinct 

 plants, very batry externally; hermaphrodite fls. longer 

 and more slender: heads many-fld. and crowded. — Very 

 similar to P. tigiistrina, in fact placed as a variety of 

 it in Flora Australiensis; distinguished in having more 

 involucral Ivs. much shorter than the fls. and silky pu- 

 bescent or hoary. B.M. 3330. 



4. Ugrustrlna, Labill. Erect, 5-G ft. high: Ivs. ovate 

 to oblong or elliptical: involucral Ivs. 4, very rarely 5 

 or (i, as long as the fl. -tubes, glabrous: fls. sometimes 

 female only, silky hairy. Int. into Calif., where it is 

 said to do very well. B.R. 21:1829. 



,'. snav^oleng, Al,.i«sn. Krect, usually less than 1 ft. 



bi-li, - ' - I- i Mil! 'I- ;,t base only: branches very 



l.;if t.. oblong-linear; involucral 



h V. 1 - , _ the fls. and ciliate: fls. yel- 



l(.\vi-li vlirii iir-h, ;i-:i;(l:\ lialry; heads globular, very 

 large and many Hd. B.M. 4543 (as P. macrocephala) 



G. glatica, R.Br. Erect, much branched, V2-IK ft 

 high: Ivs. ovate to oblong-lanceolate or almost linear, 

 involucral Ivs. usually 4, shorter than fls.: fls silk} 

 hairy: heads globular, not many-fld. L.B.C. 1? IGll 



7. linifdlia, Sm. Erect, from less than 1 to 3 ft high 

 branches slender, bark ferruginous, not very leaf \ \\ s 

 linear or oblong; involucral Ivs. 4, nearly as long as 

 fls.: heads terminal, globular, erect. B.M. 891. 



8. gracillfWra, Hook. Erect, slender, 2K ft high 

 Ivs. lanceolate, dotted above; involucral Ivs. G, shortt r 

 than Hs.: fls. long, slender, glabrous. — Very similar to 

 P. siih-extrix, and described as the same in Fl Anat 

 distiTi:,'uisbed from it bv narrower Ivs. dotted abo\t, an 1 

 inure slender pure white fls. B.M. 3288. 



9. arenaria, A. Cunn. Small, erect shrub, dichot 

 inously branched: Ivs. ovate, obscurely down> abo\ 

 silkv iiairv lienoath ; involucral Ivs. not differtnt fr< ) 

 steni-lvs.: fls. silky on outside; anthers and 5t\le n 

 protruded bevonil perianth-tube : heads few-fld ai 

 sessile. New Zealand. B.M. 3270. 



10. TAsea, R. Br. Erect, small : branches sparseh 

 leafy: Ivs. linear-lanceolate, glabrous on both sidi - 

 involucral Ivs. 4, as long as fls., ciliate on margins Hs 

 with long spreading hairs on lower portion of tubi 

 silkv on upper portion. — Verv closely allied to P hi 

 rnninra. B.M. 3721 (as P. ffender'soni). B.M 14")^ 

 L.B.C. 1:88. 



11. sylv^strls, R. Br. Phnib, 2-:i ft. high, copiously 



PIMENTA 



1339 



IS. -i-ll, sow 



Hs.: Hs. 



S2. L.l 



s large and manv-Hd. B.M. 3270. B.K. 

 , 20:1963. 



12. nivea, Labill. Erect, bushy or straggling, 6 ft. 

 or more high : branches and under side of the Ivs. white, 

 with a dense tomentum : Ivs. ovate or orbicular, glabrous 

 above; involucral Ivs. 4-6. larger than stein-lvs.: fls. 

 tomentose or silkv: heads globular, terminal, manv-fld. 

 B.R. 24:24 (as P.'incona). F.C. 1 :9. 



13. lerruginoa, Labill. (P. deciissAta, R. Br.). 

 Stunted, much branched, from less than 1-3 ft. high : 

 Ivs. ovate or oblong, Arm; involucral Ivs. 4, orbicular, 

 glabrous, shorter than the fls. : Hs. hairy, lower portion 

 hispid, upper silky: heads terminal, globular. Cult, in 

 Calif. L.B.C. 13:1283; 18:1708 (as P. diosmifolia). 



14. spectSbiUs, Lindl. Ti. i 1 ft. high: Ivs. 

 crowded, linear-obloug 11 , . Ii involucral Ivs. 



4-6, ovate or ovate-lam 1 1 1 1 1 ;; to nearly as 



long as the fls., usuall> imi^ 1 ,ii margins: fls. 



white after expansion, liaii, ..ui.^ia^; Ui ads very large, 

 globular, many-Hd. B.R. 27:33. B.M. 3950. -A very 

 handsome, showy plant, cult, by H. D. Darlington, 

 Flushing, L. I. 



15. spathulita, Labill. Much branched, 2-3 ft. high: 



brous, soTiii'iiiiirs iM't i-i.luifd: lis. silky liairy, much re- 

 sembling P. Ihiih'liu: In-ails lai-;,'<-. ^^Icliular, many-Hd. 

 and nodding. F.r. 2:72 (as /'. ,;r„u.i]. 



16. imbric&ta, R. Br. Sin:ill. . r. , t. much branched, 

 from less than J-2-U--; I'- ln-li. n-iuilly clothed with 

 long, silky hairs, but soimtiriM^ ;,'l;ilii .ms: Ivs. usually 

 crowded, alternate or o|HM,sit.., ..l.h.ng-lanceolate to 

 linear; involucral Ivs. similar to steni-lvs., much shorter 

 than fls.: fls. white, outside hairy; tube cylindrical, 

 heads terminal, globular, many-fld. B.M. 3833 (as P. 

 nana). Arnold V. Stubenkauch. 



PIM£NIA (from the Spanish pimento, allspice). 

 Mi/rtdcew. The genus containing the Allspice is a 

 group of 4 species „f highly aromatic trees native to the 

 West Iii.ll. •, \'. lili l.it-'' , 1> :itl.. rv, f,-ntlM r V, iip^l. long- 

 stalkiM !■ • ',;. !: .:- 1.! ■■!, .!"••■ ■! I !'' -• '' nnraer- 



chOtollH... - i..' -. -V i - ,!■,;.,> ;.,, , .-iiished 



from it.-, in.ir alia-., iL^u-mia, .Mjiiu,-; Ij\ iIil- circular 

 or spiral embryo and the 2-celled ovary with 1-6 ovules 

 pendulous from the apex of each cell. Other generic 



1804. AUspicc— Pimcnta oificinalis {> 



characters: calyx-tube top-shaped; petals 4-5; 

 numerous : drupe 1-2-seeded. 



Allspice is the unripe berry of P. officinalis, which is 

 gathered and dried in the sun. Its name comes from the 

 idea that Allspice combines the flavors of clove, cinna- 

 mon and nutmeg. Allspice is common in the wild in 

 Jamaica, inhabiting limestone soil. It is more exten- 

 sively cult, in Jamaica than anywhere else. It is cult, 

 up to 4,000 ft. The plant is not offered in the American 



