I68 FENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. CebstrUS, 



Icon. Duham. arb.QS. Schmidt arb. 140. 



In hedges and woods, among rocks : Canada to Virginia. 

 Pj /May, June. v. v. Flowers pale yellow j berries 

 orange-scarlet. 

 lullalus. 2. C. inermis ; foliis ovatis acutis integerrimis, panicula 



terminali. JVilld. sp.pl. 1. p. 1123. 



Icon. Pluk. aim. t. 28./. 5. 



In Virginia, ip . +. Notwithstanding all my diligent 

 researches at the place of its supposed nativity, as well 

 as in the Herl^ariums of Plukenet and Banister, now at 

 the British Museum, I have not been able to find any 

 information respecting this species : consequently I 

 strongly suspect its not being an American plant. 



208. EVONYMUS. Gen.pL l.p.373. 



amtrieanus, 1. E. ramis 4-angulatis, foliis subsessilibus elliptlco-lan- 

 ceolatis acutis serratis, pedunculis snbtrifloris, floribus 

 omnibus 5-fidis, fructibus veriucoso-muricatis. — 

 Willd.sp. pi. 1. p. 1 13'2. 



Icon. Pluk. aim. t. \\5.f.5. Schmidt arh. 75. 



In hedges and shady woods, among rocks, and on the 

 edges of swamps : New England to Carolina. fj . 

 June, .July. v. v. Flowers yellow, tinged with red ; 

 fruit scarlet, resembling those of Arbutus Uncdu at 

 first sighr. Tiiey are a great ornament to this almost 

 evergreen shrub. The common name in America is 

 Eurning-bush. 

 angustifolius. 2. E. ramis 4-angulatis, foliis subsessilibus elo.Mgato-lineari- 

 ellipticis subtalcatis subintegerrimis, pedunculis ple- 

 rumque unifloris, floribus omnibus 5-fidis, Iructibus 

 verrucoso-muricatis. 



In shady woods : Georgia. Lyon. Tj . June, July. 

 V. V. ' Flc wers and fruit the same as the lirst species. 

 Though nearly related to it, it is propagated by seeds, 

 and keeps its own distinction, according to informa- 

 tion from Mr, Lyon. 

 atropurpu- 3. E. foliis peti^latis oblongo-lanceolatis acuminatis serratis, 

 reus. pedunculis divaricatis mukiiioris, floribus 4-fidis, fruc- 



tibus IfEvibus.— /7 illd. sp. pi. \. p \\Z2. 



Icon. Ja q. hort.2- I 120. Schmidt arb. 73. 



On the briiiks of r vulets : New York to Carolina. T2 . 

 June, July, v. v. Flowers dark purple 3 fruit red. 



