XLV. HALESIA CE: HALE'SIA. 621 
1205. H. tetraptera. 
# 2. H.(r.) parvirto'ra Michr. The small-flowered Halesia, or 
Snowdrop Tree. 
Identification. Michx. F1. Bor. Amer., 2. p. 40.; Pursh Sept., 2. 
p. 450.; Don’s Mill., 4. p. 6. 
Engravings. Bot. Reg., t. 952. ; and our jig. 1206. 
Spec. Char., §c. Leaves ovate, oblong, acute, nearly 
entire. Flowers octandrous. Fruit clavate, 
slightly winged. Leaves downy, glaucous be- 
neath. Racemes panicled. Flowers white, 
drooping. Calycine teeth ovate. (Don’s Mill.) 
A low deciduous tree. Florida. Height 10 ft. 
Introduced in 1802. Flowers white ; May. Hor- [ 
ticultural Society’s Garden. 
Obviously a seminal variety of the preceding \S 
species. 1206. H. (t-) parvifldra. 
¥ 3.H. pi’prera L. The two-winged-fruited Halesia, or Snowdrop Tree. 
Identification. Lin. Sp. Pl., 636.3 Don’s Mill., 4. p. 7» 
Engravings. Bot. Cab., t. 1172.; and our fig. 1207. 
Spec. Char., §c. Leaves ovate, acute, serrated. Petioles 
smooth and even. Pedicels elongated. Fruit with 2 , 
large opposite wings, and 2 obsolete ones. Flowers %/ 
octandrous. Leaves much larger than those of either 
of the preceding species. (Don’s Mill.) A low deciduous 
tree. Georgia and Carolina, in shady places, on banks 
of rivers. Height 10 ft. Introduced in 1758. Flowers 
white ; April and May. , 
The leaves of this species are broad, resembling those —_1207._H. dipters. 
