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 Rivina l^evis. Smooth Rivina. 



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Class and Order. , 



Tetrandria Monogynia. 



Generic Character. 



Cal. 4-phyllus, persistens. Cor. 0, nisi corollain sunias. 

 Bacca 1-sperma: Semine lentiformi. 



Specific Character and Synonyms. 



Rivina Icevis; racemis simplicibus., floribus tetrandris, foliis 

 ovatis acuminatis glabris planis, caule tereti. Willd 

 Sp. PL 1. p. 694. Hort. Kew. ed. alt. 1. p. 273. 



Rivina Icevis; racemis simplicibus, floribus tetrandris, foliis 

 glabris. Lin. Mant.bl. Kniph. Cent. 2. Lam.illustr. 

 t. 81./ 2. 



Rivina humilis; foliis ovatis-lanceolatis glabris. Mill. Diet, 

 n. 1. non Linnaei. 



Piercea foliis ovato lanceolatis glabris. Mill. Diet. cd. 7. 



Solanoides Americana, circaeae foliis glabris. Tournef. Act. 

 Paris. 1706. 



Rivina laivis is especially distinguished from humilis 

 (supra No. 1781.) by the smoothness of the whole plant 

 and the brighter green colour of its leaves. It has the 

 same valuable property as that species, of bearing' its 

 beautiful scarlet fruit, at the same time with the flowers, 

 through the greatest part of the year. 



The berries are of the same colour with those of Rivina 

 hufnilis and possess probably the same qualities. We 

 wish some one who cultivates these plants would repeat 

 the experiment of Miller mentioned above in our account 

 of the last named species, and compare the effect with 

 that of some other deep coloured juices, particularly with 

 the berries of Phytolacca decandra. 



Native 



