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_AISCULUS humilis. # 
Dwarf Red Horse-Chestnut. 
HEPTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Nat. ord. Hiprocastanegm. 
AESCULUS. Supra vol. 10. fol. 10. 
JE. humilis; caule decumbente, foliolis lanceolatis petiolulatis ineequaliter 
serratis subtis pubescentibus, calycibus cylindraceo-infundibularibus 
corollisque conyolutis pubescentibus, staminibus inclusis calyce pauld 
longioribus, fructibus inermibus. 
JE. humilis. Lodd. catalogue. 
Suffrutex decumbens, 2-3 pedalis, ramis ascendentibus, teretibus, cinereo- 
Suscis, glabris. Foliola quinata, petiolulata, lato-lanceolata, grossé inequaliter 
serrata, membranacea, supra glabra atroviridia, subtis precipue ad venas 
leviter pubescentia. Paniculee simplices, erecte, terminales, leviter velutine, 
Calyces cylindraceo-infundibulares, colorati, leviter pubescentes, inequaliter 
quinque-dentati, dentibus oblongis apiculatis. Corolla atrosanguinea, calyce 
duplo longior, petalis parallelis, angustis, venosis, pubescentibus. Stamina 
inclusa, calyce pauld longiora. Fructus dimidiatus, obovatus, brunneus, 
leviter velutinus, mucronatus. 
A beautiful undescribed shrub, which we find mentioned 
nowhere, even by name, except in the rich catalogue of 
the Messrs. Loddiges, of Hackney. In stature it resembles 
A. discolor, from which it is easily distinguished by its 
very different flowers and leaves. We presume it to be 
a native of North America; but are not informed of the 
circumstances attending its introduction to this country. 
A hardy plant, flowering in May, and propagated by 
layers or suckers. It and Aisculus discolor are indispensable 
to every good collection of ornamental hardy shrubs. 
Our drawing was made last spring, in the garden of the 
Horticultural Society, from _a plant which had been pre- 
sented to the institution by Messrs. Loddiges. 
