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CELASTRINEvE, III. Euonymus. IV. Celastuus. 



tetrandrous ; capsule acutely tetragonal, Tj 

 Java. The shape of the petals is unknown. 

 Siehold's Spindle-tree. Shrub 10 feet. 



Native of edges a little revolute ; panicles axillary. Tj . G. Native of 



the Cape of Good Hope. Style very short. Leaves 2 inches 



long-. Flowers white. 



26 E. suBTRiFLORUS (BluiTi. bijdr. 1147.) spinose ; leaves 

 nearly opposite, oval-lanceolate, acuminated, sharply-serrulated, 

 smooth ; peduncles lateral, 3-flowered at the apex ; flowers 

 tetrandrous ; capsule 4-lobed. Tj . G. Native of Japan. 



Somewliat'thrce-Jlowered Spindle- tree. Shrub. 



(Bl 



LaureUike ^t^K-trcQ. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1818. Shrub 2 ft, 



5 C. oLEoiDES (Lam. iU. no. 2596.) erect, smooth ; leaves 

 ovate-lanceolate, acute, stalked ; petiole short, stem-clasping at 

 the base ; corymbs axillary, few-flowered, subterminal, some of 

 them opposite the leaves, and others axillary. Tj . G. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. C, oleifolia, Pers. ench. 1. p. 327. 



opposite, elliptic- oblong, tapering to both ends, sharply-serru- C. olcoides, Sieb. pi. ex sic. cap. no. 93. Flowers white. 



- - - - ^ ^ 0/ire-/;/ce Staff^-tree. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1824. Shrub 4 ft. 



6 C. PTEUocARPUs (D. C, prod. 2. p. 5.) erect, smooth; 

 leaves ovate, somewhat emarginate ; racemes short, axillary ; cap- 

 sules 3-valved, drawn out into 3 vertical toothed wings. T? . G. 



drous ; capsule 4-lobed. ^ 



lated, smooth ; peduncles axillary, 3-flowered ; flowers tetran- 



Native of Japan. Celastrus 



al^ta, Tliuub. fl. jap. 98. Form of petals unknown. 

 Thanhcrg*s Spiudle-trce. Slirub. 



-|- A doubtful spccicsy which pohahly should he excluded from 

 the genus, 



28 E. Cuine'ksis (Lour. fl. coch. cd. Willd. 1. p. 194.) stem 



Native of the Cape of Good Hope. — Burm. afr. t. 97. f. 1. This 

 and the two following species will probably form a distinct genus, 

 on accovmt of their appendiculate fruit. Flowers white. 



Wing fruited Staft-tree. Fl, July. Clt. 1824. Shrub 4 ft. 



herbaceous, climbing, with tendrils; leaves cordate, toothletted, 7 C. rostua'xus (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 117.) erect, smooth; 



rough; peduncles lateral; petals 5, oblong-ovate; berry free, leaves oblong-ovate, unequal, bluntly acuminated; panicles or 

 ovate, 10-angled, 1-celled, valveless ; seeds many, covered with 

 aril. 1/ • v^. G. Native of China, in the suburbs of Canton. 

 Flowers white, pentandrous. 



China Spindle-tree. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1820. PI. cl. 



Cult. The hardy kinds of this genus are well adapted for 

 large shrubberies. They will thrive in any common soil, and 

 are easily increased by seeds, which ripen in abundr 



turn out to be truly hardy. 



IV. CFLA'STRUS (from *:/^\ac, celas, the latter season ; the 

 fruit remains on the tree all winter. The Celastros of the 



supposed to be Euonymus). Lin, gen. 270. Gsert, 



Catha, Forsk. descr. p. 



Greeks 

 fruct. 2. 



t. 95. 



5. 



corymbs dichotomous, axillary ; capsules prickly, with unarmed 

 scales. ^ . G. NativQ of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers 

 white. 



Beahcd-cvi^svXed. Staff'-tree. Shrub C feet. 



8 C. TRicuspiDA Tus (Lam. ill. no. 2594.) erect, smooth; 

 leaves oblong-ovate, obtuse, smooth, on short petioles ; racemes 



or axillary, simple, nearly the length of the leaves ; fruit trigonal, 

 ripened cuttings, planted in autumn, will readily strike root. Tj , G. Native'of the Cape of Good Hope. Cassuie laevigata, 

 Those said to be frame and greenhouse plants will no doubt Lam. diet. 1. p. 652. O'lea Capensis, Buchoz. dec. 6. t. 3. 



Flowers white. 



Three '2)ointed-h\\\ieA^i?^^'irQe. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1818. 

 Shrub 6 feet, 



9 C. Lu'ciBUs (Lin. mant. 49.) erect, smooth ; leaves oval or 

 roundish, shining, marginated ; pedicels axillary, crowded, very 

 short ; fruit 3-valved, naked. ^ . G. Native of the Cape oi 

 Good Hope. Lher. stirp. t. 25. Cassine concava, Lam. diet. 1. 

 p. 633.— Pluk. aim. t. 280. f. 4. Flowers white. 



;S'/u«m^-lcaved Staff-tree. Fl. April, Sept. Clt. 1722. Sh. 3 ft, 



10 C. iMicrophy'llus (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 110.) erect, 

 smooth ; leaves ovate, blunt, approximate ; panicle terminal, 

 dichotomous. T2 . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Flowers white. 



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SmalUlcaved Staff-tree. Shrub 2 feet. 



H C. DiFFu^sus ; much branched, diffuse ; leaves alternate, 

 ovate, almo:>t entire, obtuse, mucronate, glabrous ; flowers axil- 

 lary and terminal, sessile. ^ . S. Native of Guinea. Flowers 

 *yellowish-green. 



Diffuse Staff-tree. Shrub 6 feet. 



12 C, ELLi'pTicus (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 119.) erect, smooth; 

 leaves elliptical, opposite ; panicles simple, axillary. ^ . G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope, in woods. Flowers white. 



EllipticalAeeL\eA Staff-tree. Shrub 4 feet. 



D. C. prod. 2. p 



63. — Kuonvmoides, Moench. metlu 70. 



LiN". svsT. Pentdndriay Monogynia. Calyx small, 5-lobed. 

 Petals 5, unguicvdate. Stamens 5. Ovary small, immersed in 

 a 10-striped disk. Style 1. Stigmas 2-3. Capsule 2-3-valved, 

 bearing a complete or incomplete dissepiment in the middle of 

 each valve. Seed 1, or few, more or less involved in a large 

 fleshy aril. — Shrubs with alternate leaves, and many-flowered 

 axillary peduncles, sometimes approximating in terminal panicles. 

 The carpology of many of the species being unknown, the 

 species are arranged here in an artificial manner. 



* Leaves quite entire. 



African. 



1 C. FiLiFo'uMis (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p, 115.) climbing, 

 smooth ; leaves lanceolate, opposite ; branches filiform, flexu- 

 ous ; flowers axillary, few, almost sessile. }> . ^. G. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white. Stigma capitate. 



/w7{/bn/i-branched Stall- tree. Shrub cl. 



2 C. cuispus (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 115.) erect, much 

 branched; leaves obovate, obtuse, wavy, smooth; branchlets 



pubescent ; flowers axillary, umbellate, hairy. ^ . G. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope, Flowers white. 

 C«r/n/-lcavcd Staff-tree. Shrub 1 feet. 



3 C. oBTUsus (Thunb. fl, cap. 2. p. 116.) erect, smooth; 

 leaves obovate, very blunt, with revolute edges; panicles axil- 

 lary. ^2* CJ. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Panicle 

 simple or dichotomous. F'lowers white. 



06/«5c-leaved Staff-tree* Shrub 6 feet. 



4 C» lav'rinus (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. IIG.) erect, smooth; 

 leaves ovate-oblong, blunt, somewhat emarginate, with the 



Asiatic. 



13 C. tri'gynus (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 391.) erect, smooth; 

 leaves oblong, on short petioles; flowers in small, axillary, 

 dichotomous, round heads ; nectary of 5 scales ; styles 3. ^2.8. 

 Native of the Moluccas. Flowers white ? 



Three-styled Stscff-tree. Shrub. 



14 C. VERTiciLLATUs (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 291.) arboreous, 

 smooth; leaves scattered, broad -lanceolate, wavy ; panicle ter- 

 mmal, umbelliferous; capsule 1-celled, 2-valved, few-seeded. 

 %',^:. ^^tiveof Nipaul, where it is known by the name of 

 1 ibilili. Trunk straight ; the branches and branchlets have a 

 strong tendency to be verticillate, as well as the leaves, which 



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