



42 THE LADIES’ FLOWER-GARDEN 
GENUS I. 
GORDONIA Ellis. THE GORDONIA. 
Lin. Syst. MONADELPHIA POLYANDRIA. 
Generic Cuaracter.—Calyx of five rounded coriaceous sepals. 
Petals five, somewhat adnate to the urceolus of the stamens. Style 
crowned by a peltate five-lobed stigma. Capsules five-celled, five- 

valved ; cells two to four-seeded. Seeds ending in a leafy wing, fixed 
to the central column, filiform. (@. Don.) 

Dxscription, &c.—There are only two species of this genus in British greenhouses, but they are both very 
ornamental. They are both natives of the southern part of North America. 
1—GORDONIA LASIANTHUS Lin. THE LOBLOLLY-BAY. 
Synonymes.—Hype ‘cum lasianthus Cates.; Acea floridana Pluk. 
Enecravinc —Bot. Mag., t. 668. 
Speeciric Cuaracter.—Pedicels axillary, usually shorter than the 
leaves. Leaves oblong, coriaceous, smooth, serrated. Calyx silky. 
Capsules conoid, acuminated. (G. Don.) 

Descrietion, &c.—The Loblolly Bay is a native of South Carolina, where it grows in wet swamps. In 
England it requires a conservatory, where, if the roots are kept properly moist, it will form a beautiful evergreen 
tree fourteen feet high. The flowers are extremely beautiful from the brilliant white of the petals, which are of 
a solid fleshy substance, and are covered externally with a silky down. The plant was introduced in 1769. 

2.—GORDONIA PUBESCENS Pursh. THE PUBESCENT GORDONIA. 
Synonymes.—G. Franklini Z’Her.; Lacathea florida Sal.; Frank- | lanceolate, pubescent beneath, somewhat serrated, membranaceous. 
linia Alatamaha Marsh. Petals and sepals rather silky on the outside. Capsules spherical. 
Speciric Cuaracter.—F lowers almost sessile. Leaves obovate” | (G. Don.) 3 
Description, &c.—This is a most beautiful tree, which will grow to the height of twenty feet. The flowers, 
which are produced in August and September, are large and white, with golden yellow anthers, and are delightfully 
fragrant. The species was introduced in 1774; and it is a native of the banks of the river Alatamaha in 
Georgia, North America. 
GENUS II. 
POLYSPORA Sweet. THE POLYSPORA. 
Lin. Syst MONADELPHIA POLYANDRIA. 
Generic CuaracTer.—Calyx girded by accessory bracteas. Sepals 
and petals five. Stamens numerous, monadelphous at the base. 
Style crowned by a four or five-lobed stigma. Capsule conical, five- 
celled, five-valved, many-seeded. Seeds imbricate, ending in a wing 
(@. Don.) 

Description, &c.—There is only one species in this genus, which is divided from Camellia. The name of 
Polyspora is from two Greek words signifying many-seeded. 
1.—POLYSPORA AXILLARIS Sweet. THE AXILLARY-FLOWERED POLYSPORA, 
Synonymes.—Camellia axillaris Roxb.; Gordonia anomala Spreng. Speciric Cuaracter.—Leaves smooth, obovate, entire. Flowers 
Encravines.—Bot. Reg., t. 349; and Bot. Mag., t. 2047. axillary, solitary, almost sessile. 
Description, &c.—A very beautiful plant, with flowers of a yellowish white, and nearly the size of the common 
single red Camellia. The plant requires heat to throw it into flower; the flowers appearing from November to 
March. It is a native of Pulo-Penang, and was introduced in 1816. It forms a shrub about three feet high. 




