PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 



177 



218. THESIUM. Gen. pi. 410. 



. T erectum : foliisovali-lanceolatis, fasciculis florum co- 

 rymboso-terminalibus.— IFilld. sp. pi. 1 . p. 1214. 



T. corymbalosum. Mich.fi. amer, I. p. 112. 



Icon. Pliik. mant. I. 342. f. 1. 



On dry hills and fields : New York to Carolina. 1/ . 

 June, July. v. v. Flowers wbile. 



umlellalum. 



2ig. NYSSA. Gen.pl. isgg. 



1. N. foliis oblongis integerrimis utrinque acutis, petiolo, 



costa media niargineque viUosis, pedunculis femineis 

 subtrifloris, nucibus brevi-obovatis obtuse striatis. — 

 lVilld.sp.pl. 4. p. 258. 



N. niukiflora. JFalt.fi. car. 253. 



N. nnontana. Hnrtul. 



Icon. Mich. arb.2\. IFanghamer. t. l6.f.3g. 



In all the woods from New England to Carolina. Pj • 

 May. v.v. Flowers small, greenish ; berries black, 

 the size of a pea. This tree is known by the name 

 of Sour-gum. 



2. N. foliis ovato-oblongis integerrimis utrinque acutis gla- 



bris, peduncnlis femineis bifloris, drupis brevi-obo- 

 vatis : nuce obtuse-striata. — IF Hid. sp. pi. 4, p. 1113, 



N. aquatica. Sp. pi. 1511. 



N.integrifolia. /iit. kew. 3. p. 446. 



Icon. Mich. arb. 22. Catesh. car. 1. ^ 41. 



In deep swamps: Virginia and Carolina. Tj . April, 

 May. V. V. Berries the size of the preceding spe- 

 cies, blueish black. 



3. N. foliis brevissime petiolatis oblongis sub-integerrimis 



basi cuneatis subtus candicantibus, pedunculis femi- 

 neis unifloris, dropis oblongis. — JVilld. sp. pi. 4. 

 p. 1113. 



N. capitata. Walt.fi. car. 253. 



Icon. Mich. arb. 20. 



On the banks of rivers: Carolina, principally on the 

 river Ogechee. ^2 • May, June. v. v. Fruit large, 

 orange-coloured, full of an acid similar to a lime, 

 from which it is known by the name Ogechee- 1 ivie. 



4. N. foliis longe petiolatis oblongis acuminatis remote 



serratis subtus tomentosis, pedunculis femineis uniflo- 

 ris, drupis oblongis. — Willd. sp. pi. 4. p. 1113. 



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villosa. 



liflora. 



candicans. 



lomentosa. 



