46 ADDISONIA 
The plant has long been in cultivation, having been introduced 
into gardens in England as early as 1785, or three years before it 
was described and named, by John Fraser, who made extensive 
collections of living plants in the southeastern United States. 
On the one hand, Walter was struck by the size of the flowers, 
which are smaller than those of the other species he knew, and 
named the plant accordingly; on the other hand Michaux’s atten- 
tion was attracted by the much longer and more conspicuous 
inflorescence than that in the species he knew, and consequently 
derived his specific name from that character. 
This plant grows naturally in South Carolina, Georgia, and 
Alabama, chiefly in the region between the coastal plain and the 
mountains. It is widely cultivated both in North America and in 
Europe. It is naturalized in southeastern Pennsylvania, 
This buckeye is a very desirable ornamental shrub from spring 
to fall. When not in flower its dense bank of dark-green leaves is 
attractive and when in flower its showy plumes of white flowers 
standing against and above the foliage are very conspicuous. The 
specimen from which the accompanying illustration was made was 
obtained in 1907 and has been in the fruticetum of the New York 
Botanical Garden, where it has flowered frequently. 
It may be propagated from seeds, by side-grafting, budding, 
layering, or root-cuttings. 
J. K. SMA. 
