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peur: so celebrated in ancient mad Ronit if oa Orange had then been 
nown, it would doubtless have bee more sag fruit by 
the “Western Maidens.” The OJ nee ‘Pers, (Pyrus Japonica, 
Willd.) is well pois for its beauty as a flowering shrub, in the gar- 
dens; but the fruit, though remarkably fragrant, is very hard and 
acerb, and of little pe 
OrprR XXVIII. CALYCANTHA’CE. (Oaroria-anisPiog 
F amity.) 
Shrubs with opposite entire leaves without stipules. The sepals and petals similar and inde- 
finite. Otherwi ly as in Rosacerx. 
1. CALYCAN’THUS, L. 
[Greék, pete a cup,and anthos, a flower ; from the closed cup which contains the ety 
Sepals n us, mostly colored ike ee epee united below into a 
cup. Petals alata fis the sepals, i eral rows on the top of 
the cl yx-tu Stamens 1 ean pay within the petals ; some 
e them sterile. Pistils many, encl in the calyx-tube, inse 
base and inner face. Fruit like a rose See but mai and dry when 
pe. enclosing the large ide es. Sh posite leaves, 
and , lurid purple flowers termina ting. the fy Bark 
Sd foliage aromatic ; the crushed flowers exhaling more or less the fas 
grance of straw 
Carolina-allspice. Sweet-scented Shrub, Strawberry-bush. 
Obs re are several species of this genus cultivated for the fra- 
grance of fir vathed rected flowers ; or, are natives of the southern 
portion of the ne United States, but are quite | northward. The three 
species, or, as they are classed by some, varieties, are distinguished ag 
WS : 
C. flo’ridus, Z. Leaves oval or roundish, downy beneath. 
C. levige ¢ tus, Willd. Leaves oblong, smooth, green on both sides ; 
flowers smal] ee 
C. glau’ Willd. Leaves oblong- or lance-ovate, pointed, glaucous 
or Funneak beniath. 
Orper XXVIIL ONAGRA’CER. (Eventnc Promose Famtny.) 
Herbs with alternate entire ithout. sti; and axillary i parts 
fours. Tube of the culyz adherent to the 2-4-celled ovary and prolonged above it ; its 
lobes a valvate in the bud. Peale valvate in the bud and with the 8 stamens inserted on 
of the ealyx-tube. Pollen grains connec: by 
single, a ros oe 2~ bee or capitate. Pod 4-celled, 4-valved ; nie in its 
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