188 DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SHRUBS 



thick petal-like parts which, when bruised, give off a strong strawberry- 

 like odor. The fruit, not often produced, is a large (1^ to 2h inches 

 long) nodding pear-shaped affair much like a rose hip and tilled with 

 many large shining brown seeds. The species differ but little. 



Three species are native to the eastern United States, one to Califor- 

 nia, and the others are from eastern Asia. The one most frequent in 

 cultivation is Carolina Allspice or Strawberry Shrub (287) — Caly- 

 canthus fl6ridus. This has its leaves most densely-hairy beneath and 

 has the most pleasantly scented flowers. The tallest species, to 12 feet, 

 and the one with the largest leaves is Western Sweet Shrub — Caly- 

 canthus occidentalis — from California. 



[Seeds; layers; suckers; divisions.] 



KEY TO THE SPECIES OF CALYCANTHUS 



* Winter buds small and without scales ; flowers blooming after the 



leaves expand. (A.) 

 A. Bushes 3-6 feet high ; flowers 1^-2 inches broad. (B.) 

 B. Leaves densely pubescent beneath. Strawberry Shrub 



(287) — Calycanthus floridus. 

 B. Leaves smooth and green beneath. Carolina Allspice — 



Calycanthus f^rtilis. 

 B. Leaves whitish (glaucous) beneath. Glaucous Sweet-scented 

 Shrub (288) — Calycanthus glaucus. 

 A. Bushes tall, to 12 feet; flowers light brown, 3 inches broad; 

 leaves green beneath, 4-6 inches long. Western Sweet- 

 scented Shrub (289) — Calycanthus occidentalis. 



* Winter buds larger and scaly ; flowers blooming before the leaves 



expand. (Chimonanthus.) (C.) 

 C. Outer flower parts yellow, inner ones striped, flowers small; 



leaves thin, whitish beneath. Oriental Sweet-scented Shrub 



(290) — Calycanthus precox. 

 C. Leaves thick, long-pointed, shining above. Thick-leaved 



Sweet Shrub — Calycanthus nitens. 



Escallbnia. The Escallonias are evergreen shrubs or trees with 

 scattered simple serrated leaves, viscid twigs, and strong-scented regular 

 r,-petaled 5-stamened flowers in terminal clusters, in spring and summer. 

 Fruit 2-3-celled dry capsule. They are hardy only in the Gulf states, 

 though with protection may be cultivated north to Washington. 



[Twig cuttings ; layers; suckers.] 



