STA‘'TICE ARBO’REA. 
TREE-LIKE STATICE. 
EXOGEN&, oR DICOTYLEDONES. 
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NATURAL ORDER, PLUMBAGINACE. 
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GENUS. Statice. Linwevs. Fores gal ammpoee Catyx mo- 
nophyllus plicatus subscariosus. Prrata 5-subconnata. Stamina basi peta- 
lorum inserta. Urricunus monospermus calyce settee SpreNncEx Species 
SPECIES. Srarice arporea. BrovssoneT. Cav1E arborescente, foliis 
ovatis obtusis mucronatis basi bs hewn panicula composita terminali, ramis 
panicule alato-ancipitibus. Wauitpenow. YEnumeratio Plantarum Horti 
Botanici Berolinensis, 1, p. 337. 
CHARACTER OF THE GENUS, Statice. FLowens spiked, or pa- 
nicled. Catyx of a single piece, monosepalous, plaited, somewhat 
searious. Prtaxts 5, slightly connate. Stamens attached to the 
base of the pas. Yi si one-seeded, inclosed in the calyx. 
IN 01 FATICE Arporea. STEM erect, 
som e woody. Leaves with long petioles ; radical leaves 
23 inches broad. Stem leaves crowded at the top 
ches. PanicLe supported on a long peduncle, terminal, 
said a Feoryinh, which is roundish, or two-édged, the pedicels 
winged on each side. Catyx cup-shaped, angular, limb undivided, 
but acutely pointed, of a fine lilac colour, persistent. Corotza - 
white, tube nearly cylindrical, limb spreading, undivided, rounded, 
~ eaducous, or quickly falling. Stamens 5, not so long as the tube of 
the corolla. Ovary oblong. Sryzes slender. — 
Poputar AND GrocrapuicaL Novice. Among the many beau- 
tiful species of Statice, none surpass the present one in elegance. It 
is a native of Teneriffe, and so forms a connecting link between the 
vegetation of tropical and temperate climates. 
INTRODUCTION ; WHERE GROWN; CuLTuRE. Though this species 
was introduced into the Botanic Gardens of the continent about the 
beginning of the present century, it was not known in this country till 
very lately. The merit of introducing it is due to Philip Parker 
