220 



verticillatus. 



amlighut. 



Itevigatus. 



lanceolalus. 



glaler. 



HEXANDKiA MONoGYNiA. Berbcris. 



Lambert, Esq., collected in Napaul by Mr. Buchanon, 

 forms a new division of the genus, with pinnated leaves; 

 which probably may become a new genus, whenever 

 the fruit is perfectly knov/n, as the statement I have 

 given of it was taken from a single and imperfect 

 berry. 



284. PRINOS. Gen. pL 594. 



1. P. foliis deciduis ovalibus serratis acuniinatis subtus pu- 



bescentibus, fasciculis fiorum masc. axillaribus um- 

 belluliformibus ; femineis aggregatis utrinque 6-par- 

 titis.— Willd. sp. pi. 2. p. 225. 



P. Gronovii. Mich.Ji. amer. 2. p. 230. 



P. padifolius, TFiUd. ertum. 3Q4. 



Icon. Duham. arl. 1. t. 23. 



In wet woods, on the banks of ditches ; common : Ca- 

 nada to Virginia. Fj , June, .luJy. v. v. Flowers 

 small, white ; berries red or crimson. 



2. P. foliis deciduis ovalibus utrinque acuminatis mucronato- 



serrulatis subtus pubescentibus, floribus 4-5-fidis, 



masculis ad imos ramulos congestis, foemineis solita- 



xn%.—Mich Ji. amer. 2. p. 236. 

 Cassine caroliniana. Walt. ft. car. 242. 

 In sandy wet woods and on the borders of swamps : 



New Jersey to Carolina. Tp . July, Aug. v. v. 



Flowers white ; berries red, larger than No. 1. 



3. P. foliis deciduis lanceolatis adpresso-serratis acuminatis 



utrinque glabris supra nitidis, subtus ad nervos vix 

 pubescentibus, floribus foemineis axillarihus solitariis 

 subsessilibus : masculis sparsis : omnibus 6-lidis, 

 On the Allegany-mountains: New York to Virginia. 

 V} . July. V. V. Berries large, dark-red. 



4. P. foliis deciduis lanceolatis tenuissime et remote serrula- 



tis utrinque acutis utrinque glabris, floribus femineis 

 sparsis subgeminis pedunculatis 6-fidis, masculis ag- 

 gregatis 3-andris. 

 In the lower counties of Carolina and Georgia. Tj • 

 June. V. s. Berries small, scarlet. 



5. P. foliis sempervirentibus cuneato- lanceolatis coriaceis 



glabris nitidis superne pariter subdentatis, pedicellis 

 axillaribus subsolitariis plerumque 3-floris. — Willd. 

 sp.pl. 2 p. 226. 

 In sandy shady woods : Canada to Florida, f; . July, 



