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POPULAR GARDEN BOTANY. 



PHILADELPHACEM 



Exogens, with the calyx adherent, limb not falling off, having 

 from four to ten divisions. Petals alternate with these divisions 

 and equal to them in number. Stamens numerous, arising in 

 one or two rows from the orifice of the calyx. Styles either 

 distinct, or consolidated into one. Capsule half-inferior, with 

 from four to ten cells, many-seeded. Leaves opposite, toothed, 

 without dots or stipules.— Shrubs of the Northern Hemisphere. 



DEUTZIA. 



Gen. Char. (Icosandria Monogynia.) Calyx adherent, not fall- 

 ing off; divisions of calyx and petals equal in number ; stamens 

 numerous, arising from the orifice of the calyx. 



Deutzia scahra, a Japanese plant, is now hardy, but it 

 looks so well in the greenhouse early in the year that it is 

 considered an acquisition ; it has racemes of pretty white 

 flowers very like those of the common Spinga, only smaller. 

 The rough leaves of this plant are used by the Japanese to 

 polish metals j this roughness is occasioned by hairs, which 

 are in the form of stars, and when seen by the aid of a 

 good microscope, are found to be of a silvery hue and of 

 most beautiful forms. It is increased by suckers or layers. 



