ids PENTANDKIA MONOGYNIA. RibcS. 



Cynoslati. 17-R. passim lubgeminis 2-aculeatum, foliis brevi-lobatis 

 inciso-dentatis molliter piibescentibus, racemis nu- 

 tanti-paucifloris, calycibus erecto-campanuJatis, baccis 

 aculeatis. — Mich. Ji. amer. \. p. 111. IFUld. sp. 

 pi. 1. p. 1159. 



Icon. Jac(/. hort. 2. t. 123. Schmidt arh. 98. 



On the sides of hills and rocks in the Allegany moun- 

 tains, and in Canada. 1^ . April— June. v. v. Flowers 

 green 3 berries dark brown and full of thorns. 



205. RHAMNUS. Gen. pi. 358. 



franguhides. l.R. inermis; foliis ovalibus acuminatis serrulatis subtus 

 ad nervos pubescentibus, floribus dioicis, pedunculis 

 unifloris aggregatis, calycibus acutis, fruclibus turbi- 

 natis. — Mich^fl. amer. 1. p. 153, 



R. alnifolius. JV'dld. sp. pi. I. p. 1 100. 



On dry hills, near rivers : Canada to Virginia. Tj . 

 June, July. v. v. ; v. s. in Herb. Lambert. Flowers 

 green 3 berries black 3 leaves small. 

 alnifolius. 2. R. inermis ; foliis ovalibus denticulatis brevi-acuminatis 



basi sinu parvo cordatis subtus ad nervos pubesceRtl- 

 bus, pedunculis bis bifidis, baccis depresso-globosis. 



On the banks of the river Kooskoosky. M. Lewis, b . 

 May. V. s. in Herb. Lewis. Berries purple, very 

 highly esteemed by the Indians of that country. 

 caroliniar.us. 3. R. inermis 3 foliis ovali-oblongis integriusculis glabris, 

 umbellis pedunculatis, floribus hermaphroditis 4-an- 

 dris 1-gynis, stigmata bilobo, fructibus globosis. — 

 Mich.Jl amer. 1. p. 153. 



In woods and svv-amps : Virginia and Carolina. Tj . 

 May — July. v. v. Berries black, 

 lanceolatus. 4. R. inermis, arborescens 3 foliis lanceolatis serrulatis 

 utrinque acutis subtus pubescentibus. 



On the side of hills : Tennassee. Lyon. Tj . v. s. in 

 Htrb. Lyon. Berries black. 

 minutijiorus. 5. R, inermis 5 foliis suboppositis ovalibus serrulatis, flori- 

 bus mir,utissimis dioicis spicatis in rachi alterne sessi- 

 libus, stylo 3-fido, bacca 3-sperraa, Mich. Jl. amer. 1. 

 p. 154. 



On the sea-coast of Carolina and Florida, Michaux. 



