Idesia
(named after Yobrants Ides, a Dutch traveller in China). ORD. Bixineoe. A monotypic genus, the species being a large and ornamental hardy tree. It thrives in light and well-drained sandy soil. Increased in spring or autumn, by half-ripened cuttings, inserted in sandy loam, and placed under a bell glass, in gentle heat; also by seeds, sown in spring, likewise in a gentle heat.
I. polycarpa (many-fruited).* fl. dioecious and apetalous, inconspicuous, in terminal panicles. fr. in drooping clusters, orange-coloured, about the size of a pea. l. large, alternate, cordate, remotely serrulate, acuminate. Japan. SYNS. Flacourtia japonica, Polycarpa Maximowiczii. (R. H. 1868, 320.) I. p. crispa (curled). This is a sport from the type, and is remarkable for its curiously cut and crisped leaves.