618 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 
Genus I. 
‘ane 
Ls 
STY'RAX L. Tue Storax. Lin. Syst. Decdndria Monogynia. 
Identification. Lin. Gen., No. 595.; Tourn., t. 369.; Juss. Gen. 156.; Gertn. Fruct., 1. p. 284. 
t. 59. ; Lindl. Nat. Syst. Bot., 2d edit., p, 228.; Don’s Mill., 4. p. 4. 
Synonymes. Alibocifier, Fr.; Storax, Ger. 
Derivution. The word sturaz, applied to this plant by Theophrastus and Dioscorides, is a mere 
alteration of assthirak, the Arabic name of S. officinale. 
Gen. Char., §c. Calyx permanent, campanulate, 5-toothed. Corolla monope- 
talous, funnel-shaped, deeply 3—7-cleft, but usually 5- or 6-cleft, valvate in 
zestivation. Stamens 10, exserted ; filaments monadelphous at the base, 
adnate to the tube of the corolla. Anthers linear, 2-celled, dehiscing length- 
wise inwardly. Ovarium superior, 3-celled, many-ovuled, erect. Style 1. 
Stigma obsoletely 3-lobed. .Drupe nearly dry, containing a 1-celled, 1—3- 
seeded nut. Testa of seed double; inner cobwebbed, outer spongy. (Don’s 
Mill.) 
Leaves simple, alternate, exstipulate, deciduous; entire or serrated. 
Flowers racemose, bracteate, white or cream-coloured.—Low trees or shrubs ; 
natives of Asia or North America. 
They require a soil rather light than otherwise, on account of their hair-like 
roots ; and to be placed against a wall, in the climate of Lendon, when it is 
intended that they should flower freely. In affinity, as well as in general ap- 
pearance, this genus approaches near to that of Halésia ; and there is such 
a close general resemblance among all the allied species of Styrax, that they 
may possibly be only varieties of one form. Seeds or layers. 
¥ # 1, 8. orricina‘te L. The officinal Storax. 
Identification. Lin. Sp., 635.; N. Du Ham., 7. p. 7.; Don’s Mill., 4. p. 4. 
Synonymes. Lagomélia, Modern Greek; Sturax kalamités, Ancient Greek 
Engravings. Bot. Rep., 631.; Bot. Cab., 928.; and our jig. 1199. 
Spec. Char., §&e. Leaves ovate, clothed with hoary hairs beneath, shining and 
green above. Racemes simple and axillary, 5—6-flowered, 
shorter than the leaves. Leaves about 2 in. long. Flow- 
ers white. Drupe ovate globose. (Don’s Mill.) A de- 
ciduous shrub or low tree. Syria and the Levant. 
Height 12 ft. to 15 ft. against a wall; as bushes, in the 
climate of London, seldom half so high. Introduced in 
1597. Flowers white, resembling those of the orane, 
but smaller; June and July. Drupe ovate, greenish ; 
ripe in October. 
It well merits a place against a wall, on account of the 
beauty of its pure white flowers, and the great profusion 
in which they are produced. A light sandy soil, rich 
rather than poor, suits this species best; and it is gene- 
rally propagated by seeds obtained from the South of 
France. It will also grow by layers, and by cuttings. Its 
rate of growth, for the first ten years, is not above 8 or 
9 inches a year. 1199. S. offieinale 
% & 2. S. (o.) GRANDIFO‘LIUM Ai?. The large-leaved Storax. 
Identification. Ait. Hort. Kew., 2. p. 75.; Pursh Sept., 2. p. 450.; Don’s Mill., 4. p. 4. 
Synonymes. §. officinale Walt. Ft. Carol. 140. ; S. grandiadram Miche. Fl. Bor. anor 2. p. 4h. 
d:ngravings. Bot. Cab., t. 1016.; Dend. Brit., t. 129.; and our sig. 1200. 
Spec. Char., §c, Leaves broad, obovate, acuminated, green above, but clothed 
with hoary tomentum beneath. Lower peduncles solitary, 1-Howered. 
Flowers white. (Don’s Mill.) A deciduous shrub or low tree ; growing in 
