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STRYPHNODENDRON 



STLTRTEVANT 



trees with bipinnnte foliage, numerous leaflets, and small 

 fls. borne in axillary, cylindrical spikes. Fls. sessile, 

 5-merous; petals often connate to the middle, valvate; 

 stamens none, free: pod linear, compressed, thick. 

 Here belong S. GniiDU'iise and ^'. f/'irilni iithnn, liotli of 

 which are known as Acacias, the latter as ,1. pn/clicr- 

 rima. Neither species is kuowi; to lie cult, in Anu.'rica. 



STUARTIA (in honor of John Stuart, Earl of Bute, a 

 patron of botany; I'lii-IT'.'LM. Soinetinics spelled Stciv- 

 artia. TenL-^frcenn den/ . ( trnaiiicnial deciduous shrubs 

 or trees, with alternate. slM.>rl-]>etinled serrate leaves 

 and hirge shuwy white tiowers sdlifiiry <m sliort stalks 

 in the axils of the leaves, followed hy capsular fruits, 

 S. pfiitat/ijaa and S. Pseuih>-Ca tmirm are hardy as far 

 north as Mass., while ^■. M-iinrluxh tniroii is tender 

 north of Washington. D. ( '. They nn^ very desirable 

 ornamental plants, with lumilsfjine liright i;reen fnli^ge 

 which turns deep vinous red nr (.ir;in,ue and scarlet in 

 fall, and they are very attraeii\-(- in midsiininier with 

 their white cup-shaped flowers, whi(di are in size hardly 

 surpas-.ril by any others of our hardier shrubs. The 

 Stuartias thrive in deep, rich, moderately nmist and i>o- 

 rous soil, preferring a mixture <»f ]'eat and loam, and, at 

 least in more northern regions, a warm, sunny position. 

 Prop, by seeds and layers; also by cuttings of half- 

 ripened or almost ripened wood under glass. 



Five species occur in N. Amer. and E. Asia. &brubs or 

 trees, with smooth flaky bark: fls. axillary or sulitermi- 

 nal. with 1 or 2 bracts below the calyx; sejiais and pet- 

 als .1 or sometiuies G, the latter obovate to almost orbic- 

 ular, usually concave, with crenulate margin, connate 

 at the base with each other and with the numerous sta- 

 mens; styles 5, distinct or connate: fr. a woody, usually 

 hirsute capsule, loculicidally dehiscent into 5 valves; 

 seeds 1-4 in each locule, compressed, usually narrowly 

 winged. 



A. Styles united: petats ahvaijs 5. 

 B. Statnens purple, spreading : capsule siihgloljose. 



Malachod^ndron, Linn. (S. Virginica, Cav. ). Shrub, 

 6-lJ ft. high: Ivs. oval to oval-oblong, acute at both 



August in the North). Va. and Ark. to Fla. and La 

 On. 14:136; 18, p. 628; 34, p. 280. G.C. II. 8:433.-' 

 This species has the largest and showiest flowers. 



2437. Stuartia pentagyna 



ends, serrulate, li.iiht green, pubescent beneath, 2^.-4 

 in. long: Ms. 2'.j-:; in. across, willi obovate sT>reading 

 petals: seeds Avingloss. sbiuin-. Mav. June (July and 



2438. Stylophorum diphyllum (X M). 



BB. Stameus with icJtltisli fihinteuts, incurved : cap- 

 sule ovate, pointed. 

 c. Bracts beneath tlie cali/x large and leaf-like. 



monad^lpha, Sieb. & Zucc. Shrub or small tree: Ivs. 

 oval to oval-oblong, acute at both ends, remotely serru- 

 late, slightly pubescent beneath, light green, 1K-2K in. 

 long: fls. white, 1% in. across, with flat, spreading obo- 

 vate petals; anthers violet. Japan. S.Z. 1:96. -This is 

 the least desirable species and probably as tender as the 

 preceding; it is doubtful whether it is in cidtivation. 

 Specimens recently introduced seen by the writer 

 proved to be the following species. 



cc. Bracts small, shorter than calyx. 

 Pseiido-Cam611ia, Maxim. {.S'. grandiflora, Briot. S. 

 Japoniea, var. grandiflora , Hort.). Shrub, with up- 

 right branches, or tree attaining 50 ft. or more in Japan; 

 trunk with smooth red bark, peeling off in great tbin 

 flakes: Ivs. elliptic to elliptic-lanceolate, acute at both 

 ends, or often acuminate at the apex, thickish, bright 

 green, glabrous or nearly so beneath, lK-3 in. long: 

 fls. hemispherical, 2-2^2 in. across; petals almost orbic- 

 ular, concave, silky-pubescent outside; anthers orange- 

 colored: seeds 2-4 in each cell, narrowlv winged, dull. 

 July, Aug. Japan. B.M. 704.5. K.H. i879:430. G.C. 

 111.4:187. Gn.43:89tt. G.F. 9:35. M. D.G. 1900:480- 



AA. Stijles 5, distinct : petals often 6. 

 pentAgyna, L'Herit. {Malachodendron ovdtum, Cav.|. 

 Fig. 2437. Shrub, 6-15 ft. high: Ivs. ovate to oblong- 

 ovate, acuminate, usually rounded at base, remotely 

 serrate, sparingly pubescent and grayish green beneath, 

 2K-5 in. long: fls. cup-shaped, 2-3 in. across; petals 

 obovate, with wavy crenulate margin; stamens white, 

 with orange - yellow anthers: capsule ovate, pointed, 

 sharply 5-angied ; seocls narrowly wingpd. Jnlv, Aug. 

 N. 0. and Ga. to T.^nn. and Fla. B.M. :i918. B,R. 

 13:1104. M.D.G. 1900:479. Alb'RED Rehder. 



STtJRTEVANT, EDWARD LEWIS, agricultural ex- 

 periTuenter and writer, was born in Boston, Mass., Jimu- 

 ary 23, 1842, and died at South Framingham, Mass., July 



