STUKTEVANT 



STVKAX 



17411 



30. 18!)8. Thou,i;h holdiiiir tho dr.^reo of M.[>. fruiii 

 the Harvard IMedieal ^l-UooI, Dr. Stiirtpvanr nrvrr priu'- 

 ticed the profession of iiiediriiic. l-ul Lli.'v<it«-d bis life to 

 aii:rieultural work, first slK■^■i;^l^/■,in,^■ on Ayrshire i-atth:\ 

 then oil pedi^a-<T corn ( \\'niis|iakum) and niuskiiiei<ins 

 (New Clirisi iana I . and at'tt'fward devutiiii^ particidar 

 attention to thr un.Hli lira t inns wliirh cnltiNati-d phints 

 have underpins as shown by sui'li ix'cnnis as occnr in 

 rhe oldi'r ho"ks. lu <_'"niu'cti(.in \vith ihrsr simlii'^, l>r. 

 Sturti'vanr l)n)n,i;-ht tOiit'ther a rai'i> culhM'iinu id' lin(.j<.s 

 di-alini;' witli phints piddislied hrfor.- thr tinirnl' Lin- 

 na'us (say 17.':;i. whiidi, with ]\\< iiidrx i-ards and lun'- 

 h;irinin. is now prose i'\Td at ihr ^liss..iiiri luiianical 

 Garden in St, l.onis. .Alo. 



As lii'st diroiTor of tlio Now York ExinTimont Station, 

 at lioncva, 1 'r. Snirtovant drow tlie 1 1 road phms on 

 which tho smaa-ssful work of tliat oslahlishmcnt Inis 

 bcfn condnctod and wliich havo sorve<l hiri^ely as nnxl- 

 cls for suhsrijUfntly ori^'anizod imricult ural stalitms 

 over tlio c'lunti'v. Ho was a man of aoii\"o mind, and 

 his carct-r is sn:j;o-,isTi\"o of worihy wm-k to an \innsna 

 de^rreo. A liin-i-aphio skotrh and a list of his prinidiial 

 writinus aro jnintod in tho Tonth Kopori of tho ^Missouri 

 Botaidcal i.-iardon. ■^Y^,_ Trelease. 



STYLOPHORUM (("-ireek, .s////,' and 

 hritritnj, in reference to the persistent 

 stylf ). PapiirerdcL-a. A ^euns of proli- 

 ahly o speoies uf perennial herbs. <:>ne 

 American and tlie others from sontbeast- 

 ern Asia and Japan. Herl»s with stont 

 rootstocks and yeHow sap: Ivs. b.^bed or 

 cut: tls. yt-lh'w or rod. rather lout:;- 

 stennni-d. solirary or clnstered ; sepals 

 L': petals -t; stamens numerous : pb^oonta' 

 1^-4 : style distinct ; stiijma 2-4dolie(]. 

 radiate: capsule linear or ovoid, deiiis- 

 cent xo the l.tase. 



diphylltim. Xutt. i Pa/nU'er Stj/Io- 

 plionnii. Hort. ). Celandine Puppy. 

 Fig. 2-io8. A hardy perennial about 1 ft. 

 high, forming larire clumps: stem with 

 2 Ivs. at the summit: Ivs. light green, 

 pinnately parted : tls. yellow, - in. 

 across, in clusters of o-5. IMay, June. 

 Moist shade. W. Pa. to Wis. and Tenn. 

 B.B. 2:102. J.H. III. 3-i:-475.-An attrac- 

 tive plant of easy culture in any rich. 

 rather loose, moist soil in either sliade or open, luit pref- 

 erably in partial shade. p_ -^V. Bakclay. 



ST"?KA.X (ancient Greek name of Sfiirax officiuah's). 

 Sfijracuce(e, Stoeajs. Ornamental deciduous or ever- 

 green trees or shrubs, with altermite. simple, serrate or 

 entire leaves and white often pendulous tlowers in ax- 

 illary clusters or terminal racenies, followed by dru- 

 paceous dry or fleshy fruits. .S. Oba;^.-<f(f, Ann'rlcn inr 

 and Japonica are the hardiest and stand the winter in 

 sheltered positions as far north as Massachusetts; iS'. 

 gnindit'olia is hardy about Philadelphia and 6'. Vull- 

 foruica only south. The Storaxes are handsome sbrul)s 

 of graceful habit, usually loose and spreading. Their 

 flowers are numerous, white and nn.'stly fragrant. Tliey 

 are well adapted for liorders of slirul")beries or as single 

 specimens on the lawn, and thrive best in a light, 

 porous soil. Prop, by seeds sown soon after ripening 

 and bylayers; sometimes grafted onRah's-ia tetnij'/' m . 



About GO species in the tropical, subtropical and 

 warmer temperate regions of America, Asia and Europe. 

 Trees or shrubs: Ivs. short-stalked, exstipulate, more or 

 less covered, like the inflorescence, with stellate hairs: 

 fls. white; calyx campanuiate, obscurely o-toothed or 

 truncate; petals ,5. connate only at the )iase; stamens 

 10, inserted at tlio Itase of" the corcdla and usually some- 

 what connate briow: ovary superior, often united at the 

 base with the calyx. .3-locuied at tliebase. l-hM.-nlod atthe 

 apex; style slender: fr. a drupe. ]no-)|y snb-lob.iso. 

 fleshy oroftener ilrv with dehiscent pericarp. 1-2-soodod, 

 witn large, sul-.^iobose s.'cds. Sfi/mr Jln^zoiu yields 

 the benzoin, a lialsanuc oxndation of tin-' wonndod tree ; 

 storax, a similar i.'-nm-resin. was f.o-merly olitiiimd from 

 N'. offir'nxtlis. but the st^rax of to-<lay is a pri>diict of 

 Liquidambar. 



A. Fls. In iiin)ifi-f/</. n>r<incs: Irs. ^-Itl ni. hnnj. 



B. Yonuij hnturhhis. inliol.'s an. I njcmrs ./nn/ish 



Inin, ulnsi . 



grandifblia, Ait. Shrnb. 4-12 ft. high: Ivs. oval to 

 oh(.\^ate. shorlly acuminate, usually narrouMal tow;ird 



the base, denticnialo or al st entire, glabrous abov.% 



;^rayisli tonientoso or puiiesct^nt bem'ath, 2'.j-ll in. long: 

 tls. frai;-ra.nt, i]i loose racrnu-s :!-('. in. huig or somelinu's 

 in cluslors; coroll.a fnlls' ' .j in. [(nii^-, wilb spreail iiiij'. 

 oliloii- p,.tals: Ir. sub-lo"l.oso. about. ' ;. in. acr<)ss, ^{■.i\ . 

 S. Va. lo Pla. L.K.r. llrKip; (poor). B.I'.. 2;:.;i!i. 



lU-;. VoiDUl hr,lHrJil< Is. prlinlrs ,nnj rar,- UH'S sn(ni 

 ,jl«hn>as. 



Obassia, Sid). .'^- Znc,-. Slirub <u- small tree, 30 It. 

 high: young lu'anolilets and petioles covered witli a 



i|uicklv disappearing floccose rusty tonienttnn: Ivs. or- 

 Iticular to broadly obovate or oval, abruptly acuminate, 

 usually rounded at the base, remotely dentate above the 

 middle and sometimes tricuspidate at the apex, glabrous 

 above, pubescent beneath, G-10 in. long: fls. fragrant, 

 in racemes .5-7 in. long; raohis glabrous; pedicels and 

 calyx finely tomeutose; corolla ^4 in. long, with slightly 

 spreading obovate-oblong petals: fr. ^4 in. long, ovoid, 

 pointed. Mav. Japan. 8.Z. ]:4H. B.M. 7039. O.C. HI. 

 4:131 (not correct in regard to habit). A. P. r2::i0, 

 M.D.U. 18'38:U;. 



aa. Fls. i)i for-flJ . elnsfer.^ or sliorf raccitns: Irs. 



1-J hi. loiKj . 



B. Prtdls 5~S: hrdiirJth'ts >ind Ivs. lunu^ath piilnsrrnt . 



Calif6mica, Torr. Shrub, .n-8 ft. high: Ivs. In-oadly 

 tival ov <i\"ate, obtuse, entire, stellate "[pubescent, at 

 least when young. 1-21.2 in. long: fls. in few-fld. to- 

 nientose clusters; pedicels about as long as calyx; 

 corolla ''4 in. long, with n-8 oblanceolate petals; sta- 

 mens 10-10. with the filaments xtubescent and connate 

 about one-third. April. California. 



pn. PrIfiJs.': Irs. <ibiiosf >/hihroi(S, amir. 

 C. P<<lirrls ahold OS Irnnj as rahjj- . piihi- riijous. 



Americana, Lam. [S. i/Ja]>riirti , < 'av. >v. la rii/dhuii , 

 Ait.). Slirub, 4-S ft. higii: Ivs. oval to oblong, acute at 

 liotii ends or amindnaie. entire or si.'rrnlate, bright 

 i;-reen and ahnost irlabrous. 1-;; in. long: fls. nodding, in 

 few-fid. (dtisters; i.odicels about as huig as <-aIyx or 

 little hmger, pubcrulous; corolla about ^j in. long, al- 

 most i^labn us, with spreading or reHexed. lanceolate- 

 oliloniT iietals; calvx-teeth minute, acute. April-June. 

 ^'a. to Fla.. west to Ark. and La. B.M. 021, L.B.L'. 

 111:000. B.K. n:!i:>2 (as Ilahsia jxirri flora ) . 



