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mistaken, as it was not observed by Ray, nor has it been found 
since in that neighbourhood, nor in any other part of Great 
Britain. 
Locatitizs.—Hedges and thickets. 
Besides the Bryonia alba, the following are the different 
species found in various parts of the world, they all probably © 
contain the essential property of the plant, viz., Bryonine. 
1. Bryonia dioica. Berries red ; root yellowish-white within ; 
leaves palmate, callous, scabrous on both sides, alternate, five- 
lobed ; the terminal lobe the largest, and very dissimilar to the 
others; flowers white, with elegant green ribs and veins; 
berries globular, scarlet, smooth. ‘The leaves in autumn have 
the smell of musk. Native of Great Britain and other parts of 
Europe. 
2. Bryonia palmata. Leaves palmate; berries yellowish 
Native of Ceylon. 
3. Bryonia laciniosa. Leaves palmate; berry globular, 
green. Native of Malabar. 
4. Bryonia Africana. Leaves palmate; berry solitary, yel- 
lowish. 
5. Bryonia Cretica. Leaves palmate, rough, with callous 
points on the upper surface ; root large, running deep into the 
ground; berry red. Native of Candia. 
6. Bryonia Boronensis. Leaves semi-palmate, resembling 
those of the common fig; root and stems like those of the 
common Bryony. Native of Buenos Ayres. 
7. Bryonia variegata. 8. Bryonia grandis. Stem shrubby, 
smooth, large ; leaves roundish, five-angled, not lobed ; flowers 
large, whitish ; berry red. Native of India and Cochin China. 
9. Bryonia cordifolia. Leaves cordate, five-lobed ; petioles 
long, with two teeth at the base of the leaf. Native of Ceylon. 
10. Bryonia maderaspatana. Native of the East Indies. 
11. Bryonia scabrella. Native of the East Indies. 
12. Bryonia scabra. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
13. Bryonia nana. Native of Africa. 
