Posoqueria. pentandria monogynia. 717 



very conspicuously in the structure, and disposition of the 

 branches, in the shape of the fruit, and in the border of the 

 calyx being permanent. 



5. P. fragrant. Kim. Jllss. 



Shrubby, armed. Leaves long-obovate. Flowers numer- 

 ous, collected in small, simple, terminal umbellets. Berries 

 from eight to ten-seeded. 



Gardemajrcuyrans. fv<in. Mss. 



Telinya. Penally. 



With P. dumetorum it is a common, rigid, shrubby species ; 

 it seems also to delight in a poor soil, and like it is armed 

 with strong sharp thorns. Brought into a good soil these 

 almost totally disappear. It flowers about the beginning of 

 the raius in June and July. 



Leaves opposite on the young shoots, fascicled on the old 

 ones, short-petioled, oblong ; on both sides are smooth and 

 glossy hollow glands in the axills of the large nerves; border 

 hairy ; from two to three inches long, by one and a half broad. 

 Stipules connecting the petioles, acute. Umbellets simple, 

 small, terminal, or from small tuberosities on the branch lets, 

 bearing many, small, white, fragrant flowers. Peduncles 

 short. Bractes, a small, acute one at the base of each pedi- 

 cel. Calyx five-toothed, toothlets acute. Carol, throat hairy. 

 Border always five-cleft, divisions acute. Stamens and pis- 

 tillum as in the genus. Berry the size of a small cherry, 

 red, two-celled. Seeds from eioht to twelve in both cells, 

 kidney-shaped, orange-coloured. 



Obs. I know of no use this tree is put to, except to make 

 fences, for which it is well adapted, particularly when it is 

 the produce of a poor barren soil, it is then well armed with 

 strong thorns. The flowers like those of all the rest, are de- 

 lightfully fragrant. 



G. P.fasciculata. R. 



Shrubby, spines axillary, patent. Leaves ovate-oblong, 



