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CEANOTHUS PAPILL0ST7S AND DENTATUS. 
CEANOTHUS PAPILLOSUS AND DENTATUS. 
Nat. Order, KirAMNACEiE. 
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Generic Character,— Ceauotlms, Luin. — Calyx campaiiu- 
latc, five-cleft, the upper portion at lengtli separating b)' a 
transverse line, tlic tube adbering- to the base of the ovarj'. 
Petals five, lonufcr than tlic calj-x, saccate and arched, on long 
claws. Stamens exserted ; anthers ovate, two-celled. Disk 
fleshy at the margin, surrounding the ovary. Styles three 
(sometimes two), united to the middle, diverging above. 
Fruit dry and coriaceous, mostly thrce-ccUed, (rarely two to 
four, or by abortion one-celled), obtusely triangular, girt below 
by the persistent tube of the calyx, tri-coccous ; the cells at 
length opening by the inner suture. Seeds obovate without a 
lateral furrow.— (7b;7T?/ and Graij^ Fl, ofN. Aiiicnca.) 
Ceanothus PAPILLOSUS. — Tbrr. and Gray, — Papillose Ceano- 
thus. — Branches tomcntose, leaves narrowly oblong, much 
crowded, fascicled in the axils, densely and softly tomentose 
beneath, glandularly denticulate on the margin ; peduncles 
aggregated; clusters somewhat capitate; ovary tiiaugidar, the 
angles projecting at the summit.— Tuiv. and Gray. 
BESCKIPTION. — Branches and peduncles tomentose with, rusty hairs. Leaves averaging one 
inch and a half long, narrowly elliptic, oblong, obtuse, crowded, with smaller ones fascicled 
in the axils ; tomentose beneath, pitted, with projecting veins, the margins with minute teeth 
tipped with capitate glands, revolute, the upper face somewhat shining, papillose (the eleva- 
tions corresponding to the pits on the imder side, thus resembling indentations made with a 
blunt point on the under surface), with scattered hairs, especially while young. Peduncles 
axillary, elongated, sometimes with one or two small leaves ; aggregated at the summit of the 
branches. Clusters of oblong, somewhat capitate racemes ; pedicels 3-4 lines long, filiform, 
deep blue, in the axils of caducous woolly bracts. Calyx and corolla blue, anthers yellow. — A. H. 
Ceanothus DENTATUS, Tovr. and Gray, — Toothed Ceanothus. 
Branches and peduncles hairy-tomentose, leaves oblong, some- 
times rather euneate, very obtuse, or deeply emarginate, crowded, 
with smaller ones fascicled in the axils ; downy beneath, mar- 
gins revolute, irregularly toothed, teeth minute, tipped with 
capitate glands, slightly downy above, becoming almost gla- 
brous. Peduncles axillary, often remote from the summit of the 
branches, elongated, divergent, with small scattered bracts. 
Clusters almost globose, crowded at the ends of the peduncles, 
with woolly bracts ; pedicels short, woolly. 
BESCRIPTION — Much resembling the former in habit. Branches and peduncles hairy- 
tomentose (scarcelyrusty). Leaves numerous, varjdng much in size from half to three-quarters 
of an inch long, oblong, or sometimes rather euneate, very obtuse at both ends, or deeply emargi- 
nate at the summit ; smaller ones fascicled in the axils ; downy beneath ; margins revolute, irre- 
gular, -with, minute teeth, tipjjed with capitate glands ; upjier face slightly down}' while young, 
becoming almost glabrous ; the whole plant rather viscid. Peduncles much elongated, divergent, 
axillary, often at some distance from the summit of the shoots, with several scattered bracts. 
Clusters close, almost globular, with woolly bracts which do not fall so soon as in C. papillosiis ■ 
pedicels short (1 line long), bluish, clothed with close white pubescence. Calyx and corolla 
blue, rather paler than in C. jjapillosus, anthers yellow. The above description differs in 
certain respects fi-om that of C. dentattts, as given by Torrey and Gray, in The Flora of North 
America, which is accounted for by these authors having described the species from dried 
specimens. It was figui'ed in Paxton's Floioer Garden, for April, 1850. — A. H. 
HiSTOKY. — The above beautifid acquisitions are both natives of California, whence they 
were introduced by the Horticultural Society through their collector Mr. Hartweg. Of 
the precise locality where they were found we have no information ; neither is it quite certain 
whether they are hardy or not. We saw them, however, a few days back in the garden of the 
Horticultm-al Society at the foot of a wall where they had been all the winter, and ajiparently 
iminjiired. Whether they prove hardy or not is comparatively of little imjiortance, as grown 
either as pot plants for conservatory decoration, or against a conservative wall, they will be 
found very beautiful. For the opportunity of figuring them we are indebted to E. Fellows, Esq. 
of Blackheath Park, in whose conservatory they have been blooming for some time past. 
CuLTTJEE. — Thoiigh less gay, and altogether different in habit, from that old but general 
favom-ite, Ceanothus azm'eus, these plants, imder good management, wiU be found very desirable 
— alike interesting, whether "siewed as plants of elegant habit, compact growth, or profuse in 
the production of flowers. As specimens for the decoration of the greenhouse or conservatory, 
they are very interesting, and for early forcing we know nothing better. To grow them to 
perfection, take well-established plants at the present time, and give them a liberal shift into 
good rich soil, say two parts loam, one part leaf mould, and one part tm-fy peat, liberally inter- 
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