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STRTPHNODENDRON 



trees with bipinnate foliage, numerous leaflets, and small 

 fls. borne in axillary, cylindrical spikes. Fls. sessile, 

 5-merous; petals often connate to the middle, valvate; 

 stamens none, free: pod linear, compressed, thick. 

 Here belong S. Guianense and S. floribundtim, both of 

 ■which are known as Acacias, the latter as A. piilcher- 

 rima. Neither species is known to be cult, in America. 



STUAKTIA (in honor of John Stuart, Earl of Bute, a 

 patron of botany; 171,S-1792). Sometimes spelled Sfejc- 

 <artia. TernstroemiActa . Ornamental deciduous shrubs 

 •or trees, with alternate, short-petioled serrate leaves 

 and large showy white Howors 

 in the axils of t'li.- I-:.\mv f.'llo 

 S. pentagyna ;tiMi ^ /' ' ' ' 

 north as Mas X . , - i / 



north of Washm i. I ' i . I 

 ornamental phmi-. v,it\, ],:,ii.\.., 

 ■which turns deep viimus red o 



short stalks 

 •apsular fruits. 

 II- hardy as far 

 'I run is tender 

 viry desirable 

 it green foliage 

 and scarlet in 

 fallj and they are very attractive in midsummer with 

 their white cup-shaped flowers, which are in size hardly 

 surpassed by any others of our hardier shrubs. The 

 Stuartias thrive in deep, rich, moderately moist and po- 

 rous soil, preferring a mixture of peat and loam, and, at 

 least in more northern regions, a warm, sunny position. 

 Prop, by seeds and layers; also by cuttings of half- 

 ripened or almost ripened wood under glass. 



Five species occur in N. Amer. and E. Asia. Shrubs or 

 trees, with smooth flaky bark: fls. axillary or subtermi- 

 mal, with 1 or 2 bracts below the calyx; sepals and pet- 

 :als 5 or sometimes 6, the latter obovate to almost orbic- 

 ular, usually concave, with crenulate margin, connate 

 At the base with each other and with the numerous sta- 

 mens; styles 5, distinct or connate: fr. a woody, usually 

 hirsute capsule, loculicidally dehiscent into 5 valves; 

 seeds 1^ in each locule, compressed, usually narrowly 

 winged. 



A. Styles united: petals always 5. 



B. Stamens purple, spreading : capsule subglobose. 



Malachod^ndron, Linn. (S. Virginica, Cav.). Shrub, 



6-12 ft. high: Ivs. oval to oval-oblong, acute at both 



STURTEVANT 



August in the North). Va. and Ark. to Fla. and L 

 Gn. 14:136; 18, p. 628; 34, p. 280. G.C. II. 8:433. 

 This species has the largest and showiest flowers. 



Stylophorum diphyllum (X M). 



Stuartia pentagyna (X K). 



«nds, serrulate, light green, pubescent beneath, 2K-4 

 in. long: fls. 2K-3 in. across, with obovate spreading 

 petals: seeds wingless, shining. May, June (July and 



BB. Stamens with whitish filaments, incurved : cap- 

 sule ovate, pointed. 

 c. Bracts beneath the calyx large and leaf-like. 



monadSlpha, Sieb. & Zuce. Shrub or small tree: Ivs. 

 oval to oval-oblong, acute at both ends, remotely serru- 

 late, slightly pubescent beneath, light green, 1K-2K in. 

 long: fls. white, IH in. across, with flat, spreading obo- 

 vate petals; anthers violet. Japan. S.Z. 1:96. -This is 

 the least desirable species and probably as tender as the 

 preceding; it is doubtful whether it is in cultivation. 

 Specimens recently introduced seen by the writer 

 proved to be the following species. 



cc. Bracts small, shorter than calyjc. 



Pseildo-Cam611ia, Maxim. (S. grandifldra, Briot. S. 

 Japdnica, var. grandifldra, Hort. ). Shrub, with up- 

 right branches, or tree attaining 50 ft. or more in Japan ; 

 trunk with smooth red bark, peeling off in great thin 

 flakes: Ivs. elliptic to elliptic-lanceolate, acute at both 

 ends, or often acuminate at the apex, thickish, bright 

 green, glabrous or nearly so beneath, 1^-3 in. long: 

 fls. hemispherical, 2-2 J^ in. across; petals almost orbic- 

 ular, concave, silky-pubescent outside; anthers orange- 

 colored: seeds 2-4 in each cell, narrowly winged, dull. 

 July. Aug. Japan. B.M. 7045. R.H. 1879:430. G.C. 

 111.4:187. Gn. 43:899. G.F. 9:35. M.D.G. 1900:480. 

 AA. Styles 5, distinct: petals often 6. 



pent4gyna, L'Herit. (Ualachodhidron ovdtum, Cav.). 

 Fig. 2437. Shrub, 6-15 ft. high: Ivs. ovate to oblong- 

 ovate, acuminate, usually rounded at base, remotely 

 serrate, sparingly pubescent and grayish green beneath, 

 2!2-5 in. long: "fls. cup-shaped, 2-3 in. across; petals 

 ol.iivati-. witli w:ivy crenulate margin; stamens white, 

 witli Mr;iii;:< \ ( How anthers: capsule ovate, pointed, 

 sli:ii]ih :, .iiiL'li (i: seeds narrowly winged. July, Aug. 

 N. r. an.l i.a. to Tenn. and Fla. B.M. 3918. B.R. 

 i:!;1104. M.U.G. 1900:479. Alfred Rehdek. 



STUETEVANT, EDWARD LEWIS, agricultural ex- 

 perimenter and writer, was born in Boston, Mass., Janu- 

 ary 23, 1842, and died at South Framingham, Mass., July 



