Meliosma Cuneifolia

Meliosma Cuneifolia - The genus Meliosma was probably represented by one species only in British gardens previous to Mr E. H. Wilsons plant-collecting journeys to China, that species being M. myriantha, which was introduced by Maries in 1879. There are now several species available, all of them handsome decorative bushes, both as regards foliage and flowers. M. cuneifolia is more like the older M. myriantha than the other new species, for it has somewhat similar simple leaves, which are up to 7 inches long and 3 inches wide, with prominent veins. The flowers are small and alternately creamy-white and white. They are borne in long terminal panicles, sometimes 9 inches long and 6 inches through, and are fragrant. In a wild state it forms a large tree, but in this country so far it is only a well-branched shrub which flowers freely every summer. The leaves have regular pinnate nerves, marginal teeth, and a dark green glossy surface; but they are smaller, the largest being about 8 inches long and 4 inches wide. The flowers are in effect like those of some of the Sumachs.

Meliosma Cuneifolia Veitchiorum - Has noble pinnate leaves each 2 feet or more long, with five pairs of leaflets and a terminal odd one, the largest being 6 inches long and 3 inches wide; the rachis and principal nerves dark red, the other parts a rich green. It forms a fairly large tree, not unlike a Walnut, and the panicles of small white flowers are said to be 18 inches long and very decorative. The young shoots are stout with smooth bark, and the leaves, when they first develop, are dark crimson.

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