ENKIAN’THUS RETICULA’TUS., 
pepe NETTED ENKIANTHUS. 
DICOTYLEDONE &. 
Natural division 
to which 
this Plant a 
NATURAL ORDERS ERICACER, 
CALYCIFLORA, Artificial vision DECANDRIA, 
oF : ' MONOGYNIA, 
DECANDOLLE. this Plant Peis OF LINNEDS. 
No. 
Shes) = Exxsawracs. Lovretno. Cavex pests, 5. fidus. _ Coroua 
maul Stamina I f salietaherta, lon, ANTHER# bicorn Ova 
RIUM Ze bjoenleny polyspermum. Sricema simplex. Gisoura stylo cians 
“Spices Bocuse RETICULATUS. Linprey. Foxus oblongis utrin- 
que acutis reticulatis breviter r petiolatis, calycis segmentis ovatis ovario multo 
brevioribus foveis obscuris vix vix diaphanis. 
CHaracTER OF THE Genus, ENKIANTHUS. Catxyx 5-cleft persistent. 
Coroia campanulate, 5-cleft, and easily separable into 5 petals (with 
a nectariferous pit at the base of each) alternate with the segments of 
the “nme STAMENS hairy, inserted into the base of the corolla. AN- 
THERS two-horned. Ovary 5-celled many-seeded. Sricma simple. 
Capsu Le crowned by the persistent whe 
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DESCRIPTION OF THE SPECIES, ENKIANTHUS RETICULATUS. Small 
Sarvs. Branches naked, erect, nearly simple, leafy to p. 
Leaves oblong, narrowed at each end, reticulated, slightly eee 
Umsexs of flowers terminal, placed among the n 
ous pale linear-lanceolate bracts. FLOWERS soli 
campanulate, 5-toothed, teeth obtuse, at the base are 5 
pits, scarcely transparent, crimson,smooth within. | Se iaine 10, half 
the length of the corolla, into the base of which they are inserted ; fila- 
sicnts sabalaie hairy dilated and approximating at the base. Awraens 
two-horned, opening at the apex by a double pore. Ovary oblong, 
5-celled, many seeded. STYLE persistent, filiform, as long as the cor- 
olla. Stigma simple. Frurr a capsule, crowned with the style. 
Poputar snp GeocrapuicaL Notice. This and another species 
of this beautiful genus of shrubs, were long held in great veneration by 
the Chinese; the former was not introduced into Britain til] 1812. It 
closely approaches Arbutus in character, but is distinguished by its 
capsular, not baccate, fruit. 
REFERENCE TO THE DissEecTiIoNs. 
1, Flower cut in half, showing the position of the stamens. 2,3, Stamens magnified to show the 
two.horned anther. 
club-shaped pedicels. Caxyx small, acute minutely, ciliated, and ma- > 
ny times shorter than the ovary. Coroiia oe, eR. ie 
