Stauntonia
(named after Sir George Staunton, a traveller in China). ORD. Berberideae. A small genus (two species) of ornamental, hardy, evergreen, climbing shrubs, natives of China and Japan. Flowers monoecious; sepals six, petaloid, the outer ones broader; petals none; stamens six; racemes axillary, few-flowered. Leaves digitately three to seven-foliolate. One of the species is in cultivation. It thrives in sandy loam, and may be increased by cuttings of young, half-ripened shoots, inserted in sand. In autumn, the long, trailing shoots should be cut back, leaving only those from which flowers are desired. S. hexaphylla (six-leafleted). fl. white, fragrant. April. l. composed of six firm, deep green, elliptic-ovate, acute leaflets. 1876. (G. C. n. s., v. 597; S. Z. F. J. i. 76.) S. latifolia (broad-leaved). A synonym of Holboellia latifolia.