PIPTANTHUS NEPALENSIS. 
NEPAL PIPTANTHUS. 
Class. Order. 
DECANDRIA. MONOGYNIA. 
Natural Order. 
1.EGCJMIN0SJS. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Introduced 
Nepal. 
8 feet. 
May, June. 
Perennial. 
in 1819. 
No. 418. 
The generic name of this plant, Piptanthus, from 
the Greek pipto, to fall, and anthos, a flower ; 
was suggested by the falling off of its calyx, corolla, 
and stamens, altogether. This rather abruptly de- 
ciduous character, in slipping the whole floral en- 
velope from the incipient seed vessel, will be better 
understood by an inspection of the plate, where a 
small pod is shown, after the disunion of the parts. 
Nepalensis, from its native country. 
The Piptanthus Nepalensis is a handsome ever- 
green shrub, which deserves a situation in every 
respectable shrubbery. On its first introduction it 
was supposed to be too tender for our climate, but 
subsequent experience has shown that in a light 
dry soil it succeeds perfectly ; and its racemes of 
yellow flowers, although not produced in great 
abundance by the plant, when mingled with its 
bright green leaves, contribute greatly to ornament 
the shrubbery in spring. 
Should severe frost occur in the first winter after 
this shrub has been transplanted, we should recom- 
mend that a slight protection be given it. It is 
propagated by layers of the young branches. 
Sweet’s Fl.Gard, 264. 
