HEPTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Class VII. 
5062 carnea Hort. 
5063 pallida W. en. 
5064 parviflora H. K. 
867. JONE'SIA. TV. 
5065 pinnata W. 
868 DRACON'TIUM. 
5066 polyphyllum W. 
BQ&l spinosum W. 
5068 pertusum W. 
869. CAL'LA. W. 
5069 £ethi6pica W. 
5070 pal ustris W. 
5071 aromatica Roxb. 
flesh-colored ^ or 
pale-flowered ^ or 
small-flowered Si or 
JONESIA. '. 
winged-leaved f □ ft 
W. Dragon. 
purple-stalked j£ (SI cu 
prickly 
perforated 
Calla. 
Ethiopian 
marsh 
aromatic 
£ CZU cu 
fl.[Z2cu 
£ lAJ or 
^ A cu 
£ lAJ or 
870. PARINA'RIUM. Juss. Parinarium. 
5072 excelsum Sab. Guinea Plum ^ O fr 
5073 macrophyllum Sab. Gingerbr. Tree at ! I f r 
7 jn 
12 jn 
Pu 
G.Y 
jl.au W 
LesuminoscB. 
!0 ... O 
Aroidecs. Sp. 
2 mr.jn Ap 
2 ap.my Ap 
6 ap.jn Ap 
Aroidece. Sp. 
5 ja.my Ap 
I jl.au Ap 
2 jl Ap 
Ck rt/sobalanece. 
60 
N. Amer. 1823. 
N. Amer. 1812. 
N. Amer. 1786. 
Sp. 1. 
E. Indies 1796. 
3—9. 
India 1759. 
Ceylon 1759. 
W. Indies 1752. 
3—5. 
C. G. H. I73I. 
N. Europel7G8. 
China 1813. 
Sp. 2—5. 
S. Leone 1822. 
S. Leone 1822. 
G CO 
G CO 
L s.l 
Dend. brit. 121 
C p.l Rh. mal. 5. t. 59 
R lt.l 
R lt.l 
R p.l 
Bot. reg. 700 
, 2. 1. 184. 5 
Sk r.m Bot. mag. 832 
D p Bot. mag. 1831 
D r.m Bot. mag. 2279 
871. LFMEUM. fV. 
5074 africanum W. 
LiMEUM. 
African 
DIGYNIA. 
PortulacecB. 
I jn.jl W 
Sp. 1—4. 
C. G. H. 
1774. R s.p 
872. SAURU'RUS. W. Lizard's-tail. 
5075 cernuus W. drooping 
5076 lucidus Jacq. shining 
5077 chinensis Hort. Chinese 
873. ASTRAN'THUS. L. Astranthus. 
5078 cochinchinensis Lour. Cochinchinese 
TETRAGYNIA. 
AroidecE. Sp. 3. 
^ A cu 2 s Ap Virginia 1759. 
A A cu lA s Ap N. Amer. 1791. 
li ... Ap 
Homalinece. 
jnjl 
W 
China 
Sp. 1-2. 
China 
D s.p 
D 1 
D 1 
Jacq. eel. t. 18 
1823. C 
r.m Bot. mag. 2659 
HEPTAGYNIA. 
874. SEP'TAS. W. 
5079 capensis W. 
5080 globiflora B. M. 
5081 umbella H. S. 
Septas. 
Cape ^ lAfcu 
globe-flowered lAJ cu 
skreen j£ lAJ cu 
Sempervivece. 
I au.s W 
mr.ap W 
Sp.3. 
C. G. H. 
C. G. H. 
W.G C. G. H. 
1774. 
1809. 
1800. 
R s.p 
R s.p 
R s.p 
Bot. rep. 90 
Bot. mag. 1472 
History, Use, Propagation, Culture, 
haum, Ger., and Marrone, Ital. JE. hippocastanum {'itt^o;, horse, horse-chesnut ; because it was formerly a 
veterinary medicine) is a magnificent tree, at once grand from its magnitude and massy form, and beautiful when 
in blossom, from being covered with spikes of delicate white and pink flowers, protruding from among elegant 
digitate leaves. It is a rapid growing tree, and speedily produces a considerable bulk of timber, which, how- 
ever, is of little value as such. The plant is best adapted for an ornamental tree in the outskirts of plantations, 
in avenues, or singly on lawns. It is much prized by the French as an ornamental avenue tree, and when the 
geometric style of gardening was in vogue in this country was a good deal planted, as at Bushy park. Canons, 
Castle Howard, &c. During the rage for the picturesque, it fell into disrepute from its "compact lumpish 
parabolic form ;" but the public are now convinced that there are other beauties besides those peculiarly 
adapted for representation by painters, and the taste for trees beautiful or interesting from their flowers, 
fohage, or other details, is now reviving. The nuts or capsules are large and mahogany colored, and have 
often occasioned regret that they are not edible, like those of the Spanish chesnut. Deer eat them greedily, 
and may be seen watching about the trees for their fall during windy weather. In Turkey they are ground 
and mixed with horse provender. According to some, swine and sheep may be fattened on them, and poultry 
when they are boiled. They are of a saponaceous nature, and broken and steeped in hot water might save 
soap, where that article is excessively dear. This tree migrated from the northern parts of Asia into 
England by Constantinople, Vienna, Italy, and France. Parkinson in 1629 places it in his orchard as a fruit 
tree, and describes the nuts as superior to the ordinary sort. 
E. Pavia was so named by Boerhaave, in honor of Peter Paw, a Dutchman, and professor of botany at 
Leyden, in 1601. 
The other species have beautiful flowers, but are not free growing trees. 
