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^imyrms.] CELASTRINEjE. 1]9 



DC. — Mich. Am, v, 2. p, 235. Pursh, FL Am. v. 1. p. 210. Eliioft, Carol v. 2. p. 600. De 

 Cand. Prodr. v. 1. p. 726. — Fagara fraxinifolia. Lam. 



Hab. Lachine, near Montreal. Mrs. Sheppard. — This was sent to me by Mrs. Sheppard as the Z.fiaxU 

 neum; but it has decidedly and strongly aculeated petioles, and quite agrees with Z, tricarpum of Michaux, 

 which has been only considered a native of Carolina and Georgia. 



SuBCL. IL CALYCIFLOR^, DC. 



Ord. XXV. CELASTRINE^. Br. 

 Trie. L SxAPHYLEACEiE. DC. 



1. STAPHYLEA. Linn, 



Col. 5-partitus, disco urceolato basi tectus, lobis oblongis concavis coloratis. Pet 5 

 aepalis alterna. Stam. 5 petalis alterna. Ovarium 2-3-lobum. Styli 2-3 iiitcrdum 

 coaliti. Caps. 2-3-locularisj loculis membranaceis intus dehiscentibus oligospermis, 

 nunc basi nunc per totam longitudinem adnexis. Semina ossea subglobosa ad hilum 

 truncata. Albumen teuue seu 0. Cotyledones carnosse, — Yvniic^s foliis compositis, impari- 

 pimiatis trifoliatisvey oppositis (rarissime aUemis) ad basin petioli et foliohrum bistipulatis ; 

 Jloribus albis, racemoso-paniculatis. DC. 



1. 1*?. tri folia : foliis 3-foliolatis- foliolis ovatis acuminatis reerulariter serratis luniorlbus 



subtus pubescentibus, stylis glabris, capsidis vesicariis. — Linn. Sp.PL p. 286. Mich. Am. 

 V. 1. p. 184. Elliott, Carol, v. 1. p. 369, Purshy 12. Am. v. 1. p. 206. De Cand. Prodr 

 V. 2. p. 2. Torrefy Fl, of Un. St. v. 1. p. 325. Bigel. FL Bost. ed. 2. p. 121. 



Hab. Canada. Mr. Cleghom, 



Trie. II. EuoNYMEiE. DC. 



2. EUONYMUS. Linn. 



Cal. 4-6-lobus, planus, basi disco peltato tectus. Pet 4-6 patentia disco inserta. 

 Stam. 4-6, glandulis supra discum prominulis inserta, petalis alterna. Stylus 1. Caps. 

 3-5-1 ocularis, 3-5-angularis, valvis medio septiferis ; semina in loculis 1-4, pulpa aut 

 arillo involuta. Embryo viridis, rectus, in medio albuminis carnosi. — Frutices ramuiis 

 tetragonis, foliis ovatis scepius oppositis vix stipulaceis, peduncuHs axiUaribus. DC. 



L E. atropurpureus ? ramis Isevibus, foliis ovatis subac uminatis petiolatis serratis, 

 pedunculis divaricatis mukifloris, " floribus 4-fidis," fructibus Isevibus.— Joey. Hort Find. 

 V. 2. t 120. Mich. Am. v. I. p. 155. Pursk, Ft Am. v. 1. p. 168. Elliott, CaroL v. I. p. 293. 

 Torrey, Fl. of Un. St v. I. p. 261. 



Hab. Banks of streams about the Columbia. Douglas.~~yLy specunen of this, which is in fruit, seems to 

 accord -nath the E. atropurpureus ; which, however I have not seen from the British possessions cast of the' 

 B^cky Mountains. 



2. E. Americana; ramis Ifevibus, foliis elliptico-lanceolatis serratis subsessilibus, 

 pedunculis l-3-floris5 petalis suborbiculatis, capsulis verrucoso-echinatis. — Linn. Sp. PL 

 p. 286. Mich. Am. v. L p. 155. EUiott, CaroL v, L p. 292. Pursh, Fl. Am. v. L p. 168. 

 Tarrey, Fl. of Un. St v. I. p. 261 . 



