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CALYCANTHUS levigatus. 
Dark-flowered scentless Allspice. 
pS 
ICOSANDRIA POLYGYNIA. 
Nat. ord. CALYCANTHER. Lindley Supra vol. 5. fol. 404. 
CALYCANTHUS. Supré vol. 5. fol. 404. 
C. levigatus, foliis oblongis sensim acuminatis, subrugosis, utrinque viridi- 
bus glabris: ramis strictissimis. Lindley MSS. 
Calycanthus Javigatus. Willd. hort. berol. 1. 80. t. 80. 
559. Pursh amer. sept. 1. 358. 
Calycanthus fertilis. Andrews’s reposit. 539; ( ‘pessime ). 
Calycanthus ferax. Michaux bor. amer. 1. 305; (fide Pursh.) 
Frutex CaLycanruo fertili (supra vol. 5. fol. 404.) simillimus; sed 
rami strictiores, folia oblonga, senstm acuminata, utrinque viridia nec subtus 
glauca; flores colore multoties intensiore, odore tamen aque carentes ; peri- 
anthii lacinie angustiores quanddque semiexpanse. Fructus ignotus. Lind- 
ley MSS. 
Ejusd. enum. 1. 
__ For this very uncommon species of Allspice, we have to 
thank Mr. Sabine, by whom a sample was obligingly com- 
municated from the garden of his residence at North 
Mimms, in Hertfordshire. 
Native of North America, and very like Carycanruus 
fertilis, which forms the subject of the 404th article of this 
publication. The principal differences between the two 
species consist in the leaves of the present plant being much 
more acuminate (taper-pointed) than those of Catycanruus 
fertilis, and destitute of that glaucous hue, so remarkable 
on the under side of those of the latter as well as of the 
well-known Carolina Allspice (Catycantuus floridus). The 
flowers of lavigatus are also much darker than in fertilis, 
and the segments much narrower, but in both differ from 
those of floridus in being destitute of all fragrance. 
It sometimes happens that the flowers partially expand; 
but we have never observed them open so completely as 
they appear to have done in the sample from which the pre- 
sent figure was drawn. Lindley MSS. 
