Bc ia TET SRR -— 
ICOSANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Prunus. 
17. P. pedunculis solitariis, foliis ellipticis glabris, fructibus 
pendulis, ramis subinermibus, Willd. sp. pl. 2. p. 997. 
Near habitations, frequent. b. April, May. v. v. This 
is the common Myrabolan Cherry, and had its ong 
from America, according to authors, 
18. P. pedunculis solitariis, foliis elliptico-lanceolatis subtus 
pubescentibus, fructibus rectis, ramis spinosis. Wiild. 
sp. pl. 2. p. 997. 
The common Black Thorn, or Sloe, is ; frequently found 
. in hedge-rows, particularly in Pensylvania, but e 
been introduced from Europe, 
405. TIGAREA. Aubl. guj. 2. p. 917. Purah in lins. 
“ trans. v, 11. 
1, T. foliis in apice ramulorum confertis, obcuneatis, 3-den- 
tatis, supra villosis subtus cano-tomentosis, floribus 
terminalibus solitariis brevissime pedunculatis, 
In the prairies of the Rocky-mountains and on the Co- 
lumbia river, h. July. v. s. in Herb. Lewis. Flow- 
ers yellow. 
Frutex ramosissimus. Cortex cinerea. Rumuli brevis- 
simi, gibbosi, apice fasciculatim foliosi. Gemme : 
squamis subrotundis, glabris, fuscis, Folia cuneifor- 
=` mia, quasi in petiolam anf, apice 3-dentata seu 
Mond m esie id acutis, intermedia subemar- 
duce brevis v aio. Meo anior. Fiora 
Jutei, magnitudine Cratægi oxyacamthi. Calyx extus 
— birsutissimus, laciniis acutis. Petala obovata, subun- 
iy gies calyce paulo longiora. Filamenta circiter 
orum. Anthere oblonge, bilo- 
ala Germen oblongum, hirsutum, longitudine . 
staminum. Stylus brevis, obliquus. Stigma simplex. 
la immatura calyce persistente cincta. 
This singular shrub approaches the nearest to Tigarea of 
 Aublet : the seeming difference in character may only 
be owing to the imperfect state of the specimens 
. Aublet's description seems to be made of, It cer- 
-tainly deserves to be separated from Tetracera, though 
generally united with that genus, 
spinosa. 
