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dehiscing lengthwise. Stigma peltately-depressed, or capitate, 
bisulcate, ex Juss. or 2-lobed. Berry roundish, 2-celled, propped 
by the permanent calyx; placentas adnate. Seeds numerous, 
reniform.—Trees or shrubs usually spinose. Leaves entire, or 
nearly entire, alternate, solitary, or in fascicles. Peduncles 
extra-axillary, or terminal, solitary, twin, or umbellate, rarely 
corymbose. Corollas white, yellow, rose-coloured, purple, blue, 
or scarlet. 
Secr. I. Evry’cium (from ev, eu, well or good; and Ljcium ; 
this section contains the true species of the genus.) Calyx ur- 
ceolate, irregularly 3-6-cleft. Corolla tubularly funnel-shaped ; 
with a 5-parted, spreading, or reflexed limb. Genitals ex- 
serted.—Shrubs or trees, usually spinose. Flowers extra-axil- 
lary, solitary, twin, or umbellate. 
1 L. Evnorz uw (Lin. syst. 228. mant. p. 47.) branches 
erect, loose ; buds spinescent ; leaves fascicled, obovate-lanceo- 
late, obtuse, or spatulate, bent obliquely ; flowers twin, or soli- 
tary ; corolla funnel-shaped ; stamens exserted, but shorter than 
the limb. h.H. Native of the South of Europe; and the North 
of Africa; in the Grecian Islands, common in hedges, but scarcely 
indigenous. Willd. enum. 1. p. 246. Sibth. et Smith, fl. grzec. 
t. 236. L. salicifolium, Mill. dict. no. 3.— Mich. gen. p. 224. 
t. 105. f. 1.—Mill. fig. t. 171. f. 2. Calyx 5-cleft, ruptured at 
the side. Corollas pale violet, reticulated with red veins; tube 
greenish. Clusius says, that the young shoots are eaten in 
Spain with oil and vinegar. 
Var. a; berries yellow or fulvous. 
Var. B; berries red. 
European Boxthorn. 
10 to 12 feet. 
2 L. Ba’rparum (Lin. spec. 277.) branches dependent; buds 
spiny; leaves lanceolate, flat, glabrous, acute: flowers twin, 
extra-axillary, pedicellate ; corolla funnel-shaped ; stamens ex- 
serted, about equal in length to the limb. h.H. Native of 
the North of Asia, Africa, and South of Europe. Willd. spec. 
exclusive of Shaw, and the syn. of Lam. Wats. dendr. brit. 
t. 9. L. halimifolium, Mill. dict. no. 6. L. Bárbarum a vul- 
gare, Ait. hort. kew, 1. p. 257. Schkuhr, handb. 1. p. 147. t. 
46. Hayne, term. bot. t. 10. f. 5.—Dun. arb. 1. p. 306. t. 121. 
f. 4.—Mich. gen. t. 105. f. 1. Branches angular. Buds often 
without spines. Calyx 2-3-lobed. Corolla with a purple limb, 
and yellowish base. Stigma 2-lobed. Berry ovate, yellow. 
Stamens bearded near the base. There is a variety of this, 
having livid or pale corollas, and reddish yellow berries. 
Barbary Boxthorn. Fl. May, Aug. Cit. 1696. Shrub cl. 
3 L. Curne'nse (Mill. dict. no. 5.) branches pendulous, pros- 
trate, striated; buds spinescent ; leaves by threes, ovate, acute, 
attenuated at the base; peduncles much longer than the calyx, 
which is entire; stamens exserted. h.H. Native of China 
about Pekin and Canton; and of Cochinchina. Bunge in INE 
acad. petersb. 2. p. 123. Lam. ill. t. 112. f. 2. Wats. dend. 
brit. t. 8. L. Bárbarum, f, Chinénse, Ait. hort. kew. 1. p. 257. 
L. ovàtum, Duh. arb. ed. nov. p. 117. L. Bárbarum, Lour. 
coch. 1. p. 165.? Said by Bunge to be nearly allied to Z, 
Ruthénicum, but differs in the leaves being broad-ovate. Corol- 
las purple. Berries orange-coloured. Shoots very long, ex 
Mill. The Chinese use a decoction in wine, or an infusion in 
water of the berries, as a tonic, analeptic, and cephalic. We 
know not whether the plants described by Miller and Bunge be 
the same; the plant here meant is that of Bunge. 
Chinese Boxthorn. Fl. May, Aug. Clt.? Shrub climbing. 
4 L. Rorne’nicum (Marr. comm. goett. 1779. p. 2- t. 2.) 
branches dependent; buds spinescent; leaves linear-lanceolate 
fleshy, obtuse, attenuated at the base, solitary, or subfasciculate ; 
Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1730. Shrub 
SOLANACEE. 
XII. Lycium. 
peduncles longer than the calyx ; calyx with 5 unequal teeth ; 
stamens exserted, equal to the limb. h. H. Native of Sibe- 
ria, in nitrous places; and at the Volga; and in Hyrcania. 
Bieb. fl. cauc. 1. p, 166. L. Tatáricum, Pall. fl. ross. 1. p. 78. 
t. 49. Calyx usually irregularly 5-toothed, rarely 2-3-lobed, 
as in L. Bárbarum. Corolla with a white tube, and purplish 
limb. Leaves grey, like those of L. d‘frum. 
Var. f, Cáspicum (Pall. fl. ross. t. 49. f. A.) leaves shorter ; 
buds more spinose; flowers smaller. k. H. Native about 
the Caspian Sea, 
Russian Boxthorn. Fl.? Clt. 1804. Shrub climbing. 
5 L. Sua'wrr (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 693.) branches 
dependent, rather tomentose at apex ; buds spinescent; leaves 
ovate-lanceolate, thickish. h. H. Native of Barbary. L. 
Europe'um, Mill. dict. no. 4.—Sbaw. afr. p. 349. f. 949. 
Branches scattered. Prickles strong. Leaves short, thick, 
scattered. Flowers lateral, small, white. 
Shaw's Boxthorn. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1700. 
8 feet. 
6 L. Trewra‘num (Duh. abr. nov. ed. p. 116. t. 30. under 
L. Chinénse, as in Pers. ench. 1. p. 231. no. 9.) erect; branches 
diffuse, angular; buds spinose; leaves petiolate, lanceolate, 
acute; peduncles 1-flowered, solitary, or twin, extra-axillary ; 
calyx 2-3-cleft ; corolla funnel-shaped; Stamens exserted. kh. 
H. Native of China. L. Bárbarum, Lam. dict. 3. p. 509. ex 
Poir. suppl. 3. p. 427.— Trew. Ehret. t. 68. exclusive of the 
synonymes. This species differs from L. Chinénse, Mill. in the 
spines, and from L. Bárbarum in the leaves. Branches rufes- 
cent. Spines few. Corolla fine purple, with a white star in the 
centre. Filaments pilose at the base. Berry ovate. 
Trews Boxthorn. Fl. May, Aug. Cit. 1818. Shrub 6 feet. 
7 L. tanceora‘tum (Poir. suppl. 3. p. 429.) branches depen- 
dent, reflexed ; buds spinescent; leaves lanceolate, nearly ses- 
sile, acute at both ends; flowers solitary, extra-axillary, pedieel- 
late; corolla funnel-shaped ; stamens exserted. h. H. Native 
of the South of Europe, as of Naples, Greece, &c. L. Euro- 
pz'um, 3, D. C. fl. fr. no. 2699. Pers. ench. 1. p. 231. no. 8. 
—Duham, arb. nov. edit. p. 123. t. 32. Calyx unequally 
5-toothed. Corolla purple, with a white bottom. Berry ob- 
long, red. 
Lanceolate-leaved Boxthorn. 
climbing. 
8 L. runBINA TUM (Duh. arb. nov. edit. p. 119. t. 81. Pers. 
ench. 1. p. 231, exclusive of the syn. of Lam. no. 3.) stems 
erect, fascicled; branchlets dependent, terete; buds spiny; 
leaves sessile, lanceolate, acuminated ; flowers aggregate, pedi- 
cellate, extra-axillary ; corolla funnel-shaped ; stamens exserted ; 
calyx trifid; berry turbinate. h. H. Native of China. L. 
halimifolium, Mill. dict. no. 6. ? L. Bárbarum, f, D. C. fl. fr. 
ae 2700. Corolla violaceous, with a white bottom. Berries 
red. 
Turbinate Boxthorn. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1709. 
climbing. 
9 L. cit1a‘tum (Schlecht. in Linnea, 8. p. 69.) branches 
elongated, subscandent; branchlets sometimes spiny ; leaves 
alternate, broad-ovate, acute, denticulately ciliated, glabrous; 
flowers axillary, solitary, on short pedicels ; calycine segments 
linear, acute, exceeding the berry, which is globose; corolla 
funnel-shaped, puberulous ; genitals exserted. h.G. Native 
of the South of Brazil, at the Rio Negro, Sello. Calyx deeply 
5-cleft. Filaments villous, as in L. Bárbarum. Corolla beset 
with glandular down, purple ? 
Ciliated-leaved Boxthorn. Shrub climbing. 
10 L. oBova'rUM (Ruiz. et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 46. t. 183. f. c.) 
branches spreading; spines stiff, leafy while young; leaves 
obovate, obtuse, petiolate, scattered, or fascicled; peduncles 
Shrub 7 to 
Fl. May, Aug. Clt.? Shrub 
Shrub 
