Prinos verticillatus, 205 
Pharm. Prini verticillati Cortex (et Bacca). ee 
Vis: Antiseptica (et tonica). 4 . 
Usus : _ Gangrena, Icterus. Shoepf. Mat. Med, a 
DESCRIPTIO UBERIOR. ; 
Frutex fructu formosus. Rami horizontales, patuli, cinerei. Folia decidua, ovalia, serrata, acuminata, 
basi attenuata, brevius petiolata nervibus subtis pilosiusculis. Flores minimi, axillares. Corolla 
alba, monopetala, plerumque 6-partita. Baccez formose, coccinex, amarx. Habitat in paludibus, 
et umbrosis humidis; floret Junio et Julio. Bart. Fl. Ph. MS. 
t bes ith omemanis of the swamps of our 
country, in the autumn 2 and winter, is the Winter-berry. The ele- 
gant colour of the berries, aggregated in numbers of two and three 
on the small branches of the shrub, together with their multitude, 
afford a pleasing contrast: to the fading vegetation. The generic 
name Prinos, is. of very ancient origin, having been used by Theo- 
phrastus and Dioscorides; and it is supposed to be derived from the 
Greek verb =e, to saw ; and to have been applied to this genus by 
Linnzus, oh account of the strong serratures of the leaves in some 
of the species. 
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Prinos verticillatus is a shrub, of from eight to ten feet in height, 
found growing in and near swamps, on the borders of rivulets and 
ditches, and in damp woods with moist bottom, every where from 
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