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170 THE LADIES’ FLOWER-GARDEN 
GENUS I. 
ESCALLONIA Mutts. THE ESCALLONIA. 
Lin. Syst. PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Generic Cuaracter.—Limb of the calyx five-toothed or five-lobed. Stigma peltate, two-lobed. Capsule baccate, somewhat two-celled, 
opening by pores at the base. Seeds scrobiculate. (G. Don.) 
Description, &c.—This genus is named in honour of Hscallon, a Spanish traveller in South America, who 
found the first species of the genus, and sent it to Europe. ‘The species are all trees and shrubs, natives of South 
America, most of which will stand out in the open air in the neighbourhood of London, if they have only a very 
slight protection during winter. ‘The leaves of all the species are full of resmous glands. Only one species is 
properly a greenhouse plant, the others being very nearly hardy. 

1.—ESCALLONIA ORGANENSIS Gard. THE ORGAN MOUNTAINS ESCALLONIA. 
Enecravines.— Bot. Mag., t. 4274; and our fig. 1, in Pl. 34. base into a short petiole, serrated in the upper part, and full of resinous 
Speciric Cuaracrer.—Smooth. Branches erect. Leaves oblong, | dots. Panicle terminal, many-flowered. Lobes of the calyx subulate. 
obtuse and somewhat wedge-shaped at the point, and tapering at the | Petals spatulate. 
Description, &c.—This very beautiful plant was discovered on the Organ Mountains of Brazil, almost simul- 
taneously by Mr. Gardner and Mr. William Lobb, and it was introduced in 1846. It is a free-growing shrub, rising 
to the height of from two to four feet, and producing its beautiful rose-coloured flowers nearly all the summer. 
PDL LDL LD LLL 
OTHER SPECIES OF ESCALLONIA. 
There are four other species of Escallonia to be met with in British gardens, viz. E. rubra, E. Montevidensis, 
E. illinita and E. pulverulenta ; all of which are very ornamental, but as they will live in the open air in the 

neighbourhood of London, and as they form very large shrubs, they can hardly be considered as greenhouse plants. 
They are all natives of South America. 

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CAPRIFOLIACE Richard. 
Essentiat Cnaracter.—Calyx superior, four or five-cleft, usually | Stigmas three or five. Fruit indehiscent, crowned by the persistent 
with bracts at the base. Corolla superior. Stamens epipetalous, equal | lobes of the calyx. Seeds either solitary and pendulous, or numerous 
in number to the lobes of the corolla and alternate with them. Ovary | and attached to the axis. Testa often bony. Embryo very small, 
with from one to five cells, generally many-seeded. Style one. | in fleshy albumen. 


Description, &c.—Most of the genera included in this order contain only hardy plants. 
GENUS I. 
ABELIA Dec. THE ABELIA. 

Lin. Syst. DIDYNAMIA ANGIOSPERMIA. 
Generic Cuanacter.—Tube of the calyx oblong; limb two or five- | nearly equal. Stigma capitate. Ovarium three-celled ; cells containing 
five-lobed ; lobes ovatc, uearly equal. Stamens four, didynamous or | indehiscent, crowned by the persistent leaves of the calyx. 
Description, &c.—Some of the plants belonging to this genus are natives of China and the north of India; 

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parted, leafy, segments oblong. Corolla tubulously funnel-shaped, | three seeds, only one of which is fertile. Pericarpium one-seeded, 
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