STYRACEi^ 



prominently strai<^ht - veined, glabrous and green both surfaces, 1-3 ins. 

 long. 



A deciduous shrub, 3 4 ft. 



Native of Eastern U.S.A. ; introduced 1731. 



Class I. . . . . Dicotyledons 

 Division III. . . . Gamopetaloe 

 Natukai. Okdkk . . . Styracece 



Trees or shrubs, with alternate, exstipulate leaves ; F'/oive?-s regular, usually 

 hermaphrodite ; Cafi/.v gamosepalous, 4 .5 teeth or lobes ; Corolla 4-5 petals ; 

 Stamens as many, or twice as many, as corolla lobes, sometimes indefinite and 

 polyadelphous ; Ovary superior or inferior ; Fruit baccate or drupaceous, 

 1 -seeded. 



SNOWDROP TREE, Haksia tetraptera. 



Gardens. April, May. Best in rich, moist, loamy or peaty soil, and liking 

 moisture at the roots. Well adapted for a sheltered lawn. Prune into shape 

 in November. Propagated by root-cuttings in sandy soil outdoors in March 

 or October ; layering of shoots in October or November. 



Floxvcr.s white, resembling common Snowdrop, 9 or 10 in a lateral fascicle, 

 drooping, racemose ; Corolla monopetalous, ventricosely campanulate, deep 

 4-lobed border ; Stamens 8 ; Ovary superior, 4-celled ; Fruit a drupe, dry, 

 corticate, oblong, 4 winged angles, 1-2 ins. long, cells 1-seeded. 



Leaves alternate, ovate- lanceolate, sharply serrated, acuminate, glabrous, 

 2-G ins. long, 1-3 ins. wide, petioles glandular. 



A deciduous tree, 20-30 ft. ; round-headed ; Bark corky, furrowed ; 2\vigs 

 brown ; liuds pointed, scales rosy-purple. 



A native of N. Carolina; introduced 1756. Also called Silver- Bell Tree. 

 Genus named after Dr. Stephen Hales. Specific name from Gr. tctra, four, and 

 pteron, wings, referring to the four-Avingcd fruit. 



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