ESCHYNANTHUS 



^ESCULUS 



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Lobbiana, Hook. The commonest species in cult, in 

 this country : differs from ^E. pulchra in narrower and 

 nearly entire Ivs., corolla downy and projecting only 

 twice or less the length of the purple downy calyx. 

 Java. B.M. 4260, 4261. t 



E. BoscMana, DeVr.= JE. Lamponga. 3S. fulgens, Wall. 

 Lvs. lanceolate: calyx tubular, short-toothed, glabrous: corolla 

 about 2 in. long, orange-red, pubescent. E. Ind. B.M. 4891. 

 JE. Javdnica, Hook. Allied to M. pulchra: differs in pubescent 



42. -ffischynanthus pulchra. 



cnlyx and corolla. B.M. 4503. F.S. 6:558. JE. Lamponga, Miq. 

 Lvs. ovate or elliptic, obtusish, entire : calyx cylindrical, gla- 

 brous : corolla twice as long (2 in.) , pubescent, scarlet. Sumatra. 

 P.M. 13:175. &.longiflora,~BlvLT3ie. Vigorous: Ivs. 3-5 in. long: 

 calyx deeply cut, the divisions linear-subulate : corolla tubular, 

 scarlet, very long: fls. fascicled. Java. B.M. 4328. P.M. 15: 25. 

 JE. miniata, Lindl. Fls. vermilion, in 3's in the axils of the 

 oval or elliptic entire Ivs.: corolla pubescent. Java, Borneo. 

 P.M. 16: 65. ^E. speciosa, Hook. Branches knotty: Ivs. large, 

 oval-lanceolate, nearly sessile, the upper ones verticillate or in 

 3's : fls. fascicled, numerous ; calyx with linear-subulate divi- 

 sions; corolla large, orange-red, curved. Java. B.M. 4320. P.M. 

 14 : 199. Gn. 51 : 1109. ^E. splendens, Lindl. & Paxt.= JS. speciosa. 

 JE. splendida, garden hybrid, with scarlet-spotted black fls., 

 in terminal fascicles.^, tricolor, Hook. Lvs. small, oval or 

 lanceolate, hairy at the base: calyx obconic, pubescent: corolla 

 small, pubescent, blood-red, throat orange, upper lobes striped 

 black or purple: fls. mostly twin. Borneo. B.M. 5031. R.B.10: 7. 

 I.H. 5:169. F.S. 13:1384. J.H. III. 35:571. T TT TD 



Li. 1. 5. 



2ESCULUS (ancient name of some oak, or mast-bear- 

 ing tree). Sapindacecp.. HORSE-CHESTNUT. BUCKEYE. 

 Deciduous trees and shrubs: Ivs. opposite, long-petioled, 

 digitate ; leaflets 5-7, large, serrate : fls. symmetrical in 

 terminal, showy panicles; petals 4-5, stamens 5-9: fr. 

 a large trilocular capsule with 1-6 seeds. N. Amer., E. 

 Asia, Himal., N. Greece. Ornamental trees and shrubs 

 with handsome fls.; hardy except the Californian and 

 Himalayan species, growing best in moist and loamy 

 soil. The larger-growing species are excellent shade 

 trees, and the fls. are showy and interesting. The fr. is 

 not edible. Prop, by seeds, to be sown in the fall or 

 stratified, or by grafting and budding on common species, 

 and the shrubby forms also by layers. JE. parviflora 

 prop, also by root-cuttings. 



A. Winter-buds resinous: claws of the petals not longer 



than the calyx; stamens exserted. 



B. Petals 4-5 ; calyx campanulate, 5-lobed ; stamens 



5-8: fr. globular. (Hippocastanum.) 

 Hippocastanum, Linn. COMMON HORSE-CHESTNUT. 

 Fig. 43. Large tree, 60-80 ft. ; leaflets 5-7, sessile, cune- 

 ate-obovate, acuminate, obtusely serrate, nearly gla- 

 brous : panicles 8-12 in. long, very showy ; fls. white, 

 tinged with red: fr. echinate. May. From Himalayas to 

 N. Greece. Many garden forms, as var. fldre pleno, with 

 double fls.; bears no fr. I.H. 2: 50. Var. pumila, Dipp. 

 Dwarf form. Var. umbraculifera, Hort., with compact, 

 roundish top. Var. laciniata, Dipp. (var dissecta, Hort., 

 var. heterophylla, Hort.), leaflets laciniate. Var. M6m- 



mingeri, Hort., leaflets dotted with white. Some other 

 variegated forms. The horse-chestnut is one of the most 

 popular of shade trees on the continent of Europe, and 

 is also much planted along roads and in parks and private 

 grounds in this country. It is particularly adaptable for 

 bowers and places where seats are desired, as the top 

 stands heading-in and makes a very dense shade. Hardy 

 in the N. states. 



turbinata, Blume (^E. Sinfnsis, Hort., not Bunge.). 

 Tree, 30 ft.*: petioles pubescent; leaflets 5-7, nearly ses- 

 sile, cuneate-obovate, crenate-serrate, pubescent be- 

 neath when young : panicles 6-10 in. long, dense and 

 rather narrow ; fls. yellowish white, smaller than those 

 of A. Hippocastanum: fr. rugose. June. N. Chiaa, 

 Japan. G.C. III. 5: 717. 



carnea, Hayne (^E. Hippocastanum x Pavia. A. rubi- 

 cunda, Loisel.). Tree, 20-40 ft. : leaflets mostly 5, nearly 

 sessile, cuneate-obovate, crenate-serrate, nearly gla- 

 brous : panicles 5-8 in. long ; fls. varying from flesh- 

 color to scarlet : fr. with small prickles. B.R. 1056. 

 L.B.C. 13:1242. F.S. 2229-30. Many garden forms, ac- 

 cording to the different shades in coloring, and one with 

 double fls. Commonly planted in parks and on road- 

 sides. Handsome and desirable. 

 BB. Petals 4, white or pale rose-colored ; calyx %-lipped; 



stamens 7-9: fr. pear-shaped, smooth. ( Calothyrsus.) 



Caliidrnica, Nutt. Tree with broad top, 30-40 ft.: 

 leaflets 5-7, petioled, oblong-lanceolate, cuneate or ob- 

 tuse at the base, sharply serrate, smooth: panicles 3-8 

 in. long, rather dense. Calif. B.M. 5077. R.H. 1855, p. 

 150. Gn. 49, pp. 490, 492. S.S. 2:71, 72. F.S. 13:1312. 



AA. Winter-buds not resinous : claws mostly longer 



than the 5-toothed calyx. 

 B. Petals 4, yellow to scarlet; stamens included or 



somewhat exserted : leaflets petioled. (Pavia.) 

 glabra, Willd. (jE. Ohioensis, Michx. Pavia glabra, 

 Spach. P. pdllida, Spach.). Small tree 15-30 ft.: leaf- 

 lets 5, oval or cuneate-obovate, finely serrate, smooth: 

 panicles 5-6 in. long ; fls. greenish yellow ; claws as 

 long as the calyx ; stamens exserted : fr. echinate. May. 

 N.Amer. B.E.24:51. S.S.2:67,68. Var. arguta, Robins. 

 (A. arguta, Buckl.) Shrub: leaflets 6-7, obovate-lanceo- 

 late, unequally serrate. 



43. Opening foliage of -flEsculus Hippocastanum. 



octandra, Marsh. (^. flava, Ait. ^E. lutea, Wangh. 

 Pavia lutea, Poir.). Large tree, 40-90 ft.: leaflets 5, 

 oblong-obovate or elliptical, cuneate, equally serrate, 

 smooth or pubescent beneath : panicles 4-6 in. long ; 

 petals yellow, very dissimilar; stamens 7, shorter than 

 the petals : fr. smooth. May-June. N. Amer. L.B.C. 

 13:1280. S.S. 2:69, 70. Var. discolor (var. hybrida, 

 Sarg. A. flava, var. purpurdscens , Gray. A. discolor, 

 Pursh. A. Michahxi, Hort.). Lvs. tomentose beneath: 

 fls. red or purple. B.R. 310. An intermediate form is 

 A. negUcta, Lindl. B.R. 1009. 



