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Ivs. — Green, Black, Oolong, etc P^koe (Pay-ko, or Pee-ko) is made 

 from the tenderest Ivs. of 3-year-old plants gathered just after flower- 

 ing. Orange Pekoe has thefls. of Osmanthus {plea) frdgrans added ; 

 Flowering Ghu-lan, or Cowslip Pekoe, has the fls. of Chlordnthus incon- 

 spicuus (Chu-lan) added. 2. Camellia. Near last, but sepals oo ; boll 

 5-celled ; fis. usually scentless, large, white or colored. Ev. shrubs. 

 13 spec., many varieties. Ind., China, Japan, Malaysia. C. reticu- 

 lata, fls. red, Q'-T in diam. Hong-Kong. C. Samnqua, fls. small, 

 white ; Ivs. tea-scented. Japan, China. 3. Gordonia. Pet. 5, con- 

 nate at base ; sep. 5 ; both silky. Sta. oo, yellow. Boll 4-5-valved. 

 Pis. large, sol., white, or cream-colored. Shrubs, trees, usually ev. 

 10 spec, trop. Am., trop. and suhtrop. Asia. G. Lasidnt/ms, Lob- 

 lolly Bay. Pis. 2' in diam., cream-colored. Sta. pentadelphous. 

 Ev. tree, B0°-60° high ; swamps, Va. to Pla., W. to La. G. puhescens. 

 Fls. 3' in diam., white. Sta. distinct, epipetalous. Decid. tree, 30°- 

 50° high ; fls. fragrant. Pla. to La. 4. Stuartia. Pet. 5-6, connate 

 at base, crenulate ; sep. 5-U ; both silky. Sta. oo, oo-seriate, epipet- 

 alous. Boll 5-valved. Fls. large. Decid. shrubs ; 3 spec. — 1 Japan, 



2 N. Am. S. virginica, pet. and sep. 5; styles connate; sta. purple. 

 Fls. 2'-3' in diam. 8°-12° high, woods, N. C. to Pla. and La. S. 

 penidgyna, similar, but styles distinct; pet. 5-6; sta. longer, white; 

 fl. larerer. Mts., Ky. to Ga. 



Tribe 3. Pr. usually pulpy (berry), raroly subdehisc ; sds. oo, 

 small. E v., trees or erect or climbing shrubs. Ped. many-flowered. 



3 lovely gen., 70 spec. 1. Stachyiirus. Fls. •4-parted, small, spicate ; 

 sta. def. 2 spec ; trees, shrubs, Himalayas, Japan. S. pruecox, fls. 

 pink, Japan. 2. Sauraija, near last; but pet. 5, sta. oo, fls. panicled 

 or cymose ; white, yellow, red. 60 spec. ; trees, shrubs, trop. Asia 

 and Am. S. specidbilis, fls. white, Mex. S. (Draytonia) rubicunda, 

 Ivs. reddish, fls. red. Tree 50° high, Feejee Islands. 3. Actinidia. 

 Fls. diclinous, corymbose ; berries showy. 8 spec, climbers ; Himal- 

 ayas, China, Japan. Tribe 4. Fr. rarely dehisc ; sds. usually few. 

 Ped. l-flowered. Ev. trees, shrubs. 8 gen., 83 spec, both worlds. 1. 

 Eiirya. Pis. diclinous, small, white, fascicled ; berries small. Ev. 

 shrubs, small trees; 30 spec Ind., China, adjacent islands, Peejee 

 Islands. 2. Ternstroemia. Pet. 5, connate ; sep. 5 ; sta. oo. Pis. 

 white, red, purple. Showy trees, shrubs; 25 spec, trop. Asia, Am. 

 Tribe S. Pet. and sep. 2-3-5-6, distinct or connate ; sta. 2-3-5-6 or 

 more, free or connate, sometimes epipetalous. Pr. indehisc, or open- 

 ing at top. Pis. umbelled, racemed, spiked. Ev. trees, shrubs, erect, 

 climbing or epiphytal; trop. Am. 3 gen., 24 spec 1. Norantea. 

 Pet. 5, sep. 5, fls. racemed, purple, white, violet. 8 spec, epiphytal 

 orscandent; rarely erect trees. 2. Marcgravia. Pet. connate into a 

 cap circumscissile at base ; sta. oo, or more than 12. Pis. umbelled, 

 racemed, white or green. 8 spec, large climbers or creepers, almost 

 epiphytal. 3. Ruyschia. Pet. 5, connate at base ; sta 5. Pis. in 

 long, terminal raceme.=. 8 spec, climbing, epiphytal. R. clusioefblia, 

 fls. purple. W. Ind. Tribe 6. Pet. imb., distinct or connate. Sta. 

 00. Fls. racemed. Ova. cells 1-ovuled. Perisperm or scant. Bad. 

 very large, bent or coiled ; cotyledons minute. Pr. indehisc. Lvs. 

 digitate. Large, often lofty, ev. trees ; wood valuable. S. Am. 2 

 gen., 11 spec. 1. Anthodiscus. Lvs 3-foliolate, alt. or opp. Pet. 

 5, coherent. Ova. many-celled. Pis. racemed. 3 spec, trees, shrubs. 



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