PIMELEA 



CC. Color of involucrul Irs. pink 

 or red, or tinged only at 

 margin. 



D. Fls. rose-colored 13. ferruginea 



DD. Fls. white and pink in 



same head 1-1. spectabilis 



DDD. Fls. pale yellow 15. spatliulata 



AAAA. Involucral Ivs. 8 or usually more 



than S 16. imbricata 



1. longiHdra, 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. drupicea, Labill. A straggling shrub 6-8 ft. high 

 or lower: branches leafy: Ivs. ovate to oblong-elliptical 

 or oblong-linear, glabrous above, slightly silky hairy 

 beneath, distinctly penniveined : fls. white or tinged 

 with pink, silky hairy, small; anthers yellow, hardly ex- 

 serted: heads sessile, few-fld. L.B.C. 6:540. 



3. hypericina, A. Cunn. Stem slender, 3 ft. or more 

 high: branches not vpry lonfy; Ivs. elliptically oblong, 

 smooth : fls. hernuqiliru'iiti- :itnl female on distinct 

 plants, very hairy . \t. riiall) ; lir riii:iphrodite fls. longer 

 and more slender: li'-:i(U in;iii\-llii. and crowded.— Very 

 similar to P. ligiislrin.i , in fart 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. lignstTlna, Labill. Erect, 5-6 ft. high: Ivs. ovate 

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

 or 6, 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. 



5. suavSolens, Meissn. Erect, usually less than 1 ft. 

 high, sometimes branching at base only: branches very 

 leafy: Ivs. ovate-lanceolate to oblong-linear; involucral 

 Ivs. 4-8, usually as long as the fls. and ciliate: fls. yel- 

 lowish when fresh, usually hairy; heads globular, very 

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



6. glailca, B. Br. Erect, much branched, 14-1% ft. 

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

 involucral Ivs. usually 4, shorter than fls. : fls. silky 

 hairy: heads globular," not many-fld. L.B.C. 17:1611. 



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

 branches slender, bark ferruginous, not very leafy: Ivs. 

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

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



8. grracilifldra, Hook. Erect, slender, 2% ft. high: 

 Ivs. lanceolate, dotted above; involucral Ivs. 6, shorter 

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

 P. sylvestris, and described as the same in PI. Anat. ; 

 distinguished from it by narrower Ivs. dotted above, and 

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



9. aren&ria, A. Cunn. Small, erect shrub, dichoto- 

 mously branched: Ivs. ovate, obscurely downy above, 

 silky hairy beneath ; involucral Ivs. not different from 

 stem-lvs. : fls. silky on outside; anthers and 'style not 

 protruded beyond perianth-tube : heads few-fld. ami 

 sessile. New Zealand. B.M. 3270. 



10. risea, R. Br. Erect, small : branches sparse 1 

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

 involucral Ivs. 4, as long as fls., ciliate on margins: 11-. 

 with long spreading hairs on lower portion of tulu-, 

 silky on upper portion. — Very closely allied to P. fer- 

 ruginea. B.M. 3721 (as P. Hendersoni). B.M. 1458. 

 L.B.C. 1:88. 



11. sylvestris, R. Br. Shrub, 2-3 ft. high, copiously 

 branched : Ivs. lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, glaucous ; 

 involucral Ivs. 4-6, smaller than stem-lvs., shorter than 

 fls.: fls. quite glabrous; stamens and style very much 

 protruded: heads large and many-fld. B.M. 3276. B.R. 

 19:1582. L.B.C. 20:1965. 



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

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

 with adensetomentum: Ivs. ovate or orbicular, glabrous 

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

 tomentose or silky: heads globular, terminal, many-fld. 

 B.R. 24:24 (asP. incowo). P.C. 1:9. 



Pl.MENTA 1339 



13. terruginea, Labill. (/>. cUcussiita. R. Br.). 

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

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

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

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

 Calif. L.B.C. 13:1283; 18:1708 {&s P. diosmifolia). 



14. spect&bilis, Lindl. Erect, 3-4 ft. high : Ivs. 

 crowded, linear-oblong or lanceolate : involucral Ivs. 

 4-6, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, half as long to nearly as 

 long as the fls., usually tinged only at margins : fls. 

 white after expansion, hairy outside; heads very large, 

 globular, many-fld. B.R. '27:33. B.M. 3950.— A very 

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

 Flushing, L. 1. 



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

 Ivs. linear to linear-oblong; involucral Ivs. ovate, gla- 

 brous, sometimes not colored: fls. silky hairy, much re- 

 sembling P. linifolia: heads large, globular, many-fld, 

 and nodding. F.C. 2:72 (as P. cerniia). 



16. imbricata, R. Br. Small, erect, much branched, 

 from less than J^-IK ft. high, usually clothed with 

 long, silky hairs, but sometimes glabrous: Ivs. usually 

 crowded, alternate or opposite, oblong-lanceolate to 

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

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

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

 nana). Arnold V. Stubenrauch. 



PIMfiNTA (from the Spanish pimento, allspice). 

 MyrtHcece. The genus containing the Allspice is a 

 group of 4 species of highly aromatic trees native to the 

 West Indies, with large, leathery, feather-veined, long- 

 stalked Ivs. which are black-dotted beneath, and numer- 

 ous small white fls. borne in terminal or axillary, tri- 

 chotomous cymes. As a genus Pimenta is distinguished 

 from its near allies (Eugenia, Myrtus) by the circular 

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

 pendulous from the apex of each cell. Other generic 



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1804. Allspice— Pimenta officinalis (> 



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

 mimerous: 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 



