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SYMPLOCOS sinica. 
Chinese Symplocos. 
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POLYADELPHIA POLYANDRIA. (POLYANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Pers) 
Nat. ord. GUATACANE. Jussieu gen. 155. Div. IT. Stamina indefinita. 
SYMPLOCOS. Cal. 5-fidus, superus. Cor. 5-8-petala, petalis basi 
in tubum coherentibus. Stamina 4-plici serie tubo corollz acereta. ~Drupa 
sicca, 5-locularis. Persoon syn. 2. 74. 
S. sinica, foliis elliptico-lanceolatis, utrinque pubescentibus subcorrugato- 
venosis: foliolis calycinis acuminatis. 
Frutex pubescens, ramis adscendentibus hirsutis. Fol. alterne subdistan- 
tia, intervallis aliquoties longiora, patentia, cano-virentia, elliptico-lanceo- 
lata, acuta, serrata dentibus mucronatis appressis, utrinque attenuata, supra 
immerse nervosa subcorrugato-reticulata appressé villosa, subtis varicoso-venosa 
hirsutiora: petiolus 1-2 linearis teres hirsutus. Flores Jucundissimé odori, 
in ramis novellis folioso-paniculati; cymule ST pole alterne, extraazil- 
lari-laterales et terminales, foliis supra et extra axillam plis minisve approxi- 
mate aliquotiésque breviores, subtrichotome, pedunculo brevi tereti virentt 
hirsuto assurgenti flore vix longiore, pedicellis 1-floris calyce brevioribus pre- 
ter medium nudum bracteas 2-3? erectas philyraceas lineari-angustas acutas 
germen remotum equantes hirsutas deciduas gerentibus. Cal. pallescens, 5- 
phyllus, stellatus, corolla aliquoties longiort appressus, germinis continuus, 
appressé hirsutus, persistens, foliolis cum petalis alternis, subequalibus an- 
gulari-acuminatis, intus glabris. Cor. candida, opaca, duplici serie imbri- 
cato-rotata diametro vix semunciali, vegeta atque integra se) cum staminibus 
caduca, petalis 5 (rarius 4, 6, v. 7) oblongis ellipticis concavis apice ro- 
tundatissimis, bast invicem et cum staminibus imbricato-connatis, summi ger- 
minis ambité sub calyce insertis. Stam*. alba, polyadelpha, numerosa, sub- 
4seriata, radiato-patentia, ima corollé inserta brevéque inter se connata, 
exteriora subexserta divaricatiora, interiora breviora erectiora, fasciculi 5, 
fil". acuta bast oblongé incrassata, anth®. sulphuree, parvule, subrotundo- 
didyme, erecte, biloculares. Stylus albus, columellaris, stamina interiora 
a@quans, rectus, compressiusculus, bisulcus quasi ex 2 coadunatis conflatus, 
Sulvescente germinis disco ad ambitum glandulis 5 lucidis coloratioribus sym- 
metrice bullato insertus: stig*. apex abrupte obtusus virescens secernens, styli 
diametrum vix excedens. Germ. inferum, viridi-canescens, turbinatum, pe- 
dicelli continuum, appressé villosum, calyce pauld longius, 2-loculare, disse-- 
pimento medio verticali utrinque seminifero divisum, ovulis in uoque loculo 
paucis, late viridibus, oblongis, obovato-attenuatis v. subaciniformibus, . 
A small shrub with a delightfully fragrant blossom, just 
introduced by Mr. Basington of the Kingsland Nursery, 
where the drawing was taken in March last. It is said to 
have come from China in company with the variety of 
CAMELLIA japonica, No. 708, in the present fasciculus. 
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