198 TETRANDRIA. MONOGYNIA. Parietaria. 



COR'NUS. Involucrum generally 4-leaved : petals 



4, superior : drupa succulent ; beneath ; 2- 

 celled; hard; solitary. 



sanguin'ea. C. Branches straight, leaves egg-shaped, green on both 



sides : tuft flatted. L. Herit. 



E. bot. 24S-F/. dan. 481-Afo//*. 26Q-Lob. obs. 592. 1- 

 Park. 1521. 3-Ger. 1283-2W. 782. 2~Ger. em. 146/- 

 Trag. 1004, 



Tuft of flowers divided into 5 parts, and these again sub-di- 

 vided. Scop. Leaves egg- spear- shaped, with strong nerves. 

 Bloss. white. Berries purple. Leaves blood red in Autumn. 



Dogberry tree. Hounds tree. Hounds berry. Prick wood. Prick 

 Umber. Gatten tree. Female Gomel. Woods and hedges, not 



uncommon. S. June.* 



sue'cica, C. Herbaceous, with 1 pair of branches. 



E. bot. 310-Fl. dan. 5-Penn. Scotl. ii. 3.9- at pr. 3U-DUI. 

 elth. 91-Fl. lapp. 5. 3-Cluss. 1. 60. l-Ger. em. 1296. 5- 

 • Park. 1461. 4- J. B. ii. 109. l-Ger. 1113. 



Leaves 



oval, lower ones rounder ; entire, opposite. General involucr. 

 4-leaved, inclosing many flowers ; little leaves white. Flovjers 

 dark purple, very small, in an undivided umbel. Fruit-stalk soli- 

 tary, terminating, rising from the fork of the stem. The 4 

 leaves of the involucrum have such a resemblance to petals, that 



• * /* • 1 • * • * /I T\ 



Berries red. 



pound 



f Honeysuckle. Dwarf G 



Hills in the North. [Howie of Horkham, near Pickering f York- 



Mr. Robson. Pen tland Hills. Dr. Hope.] 



June, J 



PARIETARIA. Fem. florets mixed with herma- 

 phrodite on the same branch : calyx 4-cleft : 

 bloss. none : seed 1, superior, lengthening. 



officinalis, P. Leaves spear-egg-shaped : fruit-stalks forked : cup of 



2 leaves. 



# The wood is very hard and smooth, fit for the purposes of the 

 turner. The leaves change to a blood red in the autumn. The berries 

 arc bitter and styptic ; they dye purple. Horses, Sheep, and Goats eat 

 it. Swine 2nd Cows refuse it. 



