Careya
(named after the Rev. William Carey, of Serampore, a distinguished botanist and linguist). ORD. Myrtaceae. Very handsome stove trees, or small shrubs. Flowers large, with white petals and red or yellow stamens. Leaves alternate, feather-nerved, dotless, glabrous. A mixture of one part sandy loam and two parts fibry peat suits them best. Ripened cuttings root freely, if planted in sand, with a hand glass over them, and placed in a moist bottom heat. Careyas may also be propagated by dividing the roots.
C. arborea (tree-like).* Slow-match Tree. fl. sessile; petals white; stamens reddish; spikes terminal, few-flowered. l. on short petioles, obovate or oblong, crenate-denticulate, about 1ft. long. h. 30ft. to 60ft. India, 1823. Tree. (B. F. S. 205.)
C. herbacea (herbaceous). fl. pedunculate; petals greenish-purple; stamens red; racemes short. July. l. on short petioles, cuneate-obovate or obovate, serrulate, 4in. to 8in. long. h. 6in. to 1ft. Bengal, 1808. Perennial herb, with a woody rootstock.