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Stigmas 1-3, mostly solitary; berry commonly I-seeded. — Swamps aud 

 thickets. May. 



2. S. Pseudo-China, L. Lower part of the stem beset with numerous 

 black ueedle-shajied prickles ; brauches uuariued, slightly angled; leaves ovate 

 or round-ovate, ofteu contracted in the middle, rounded or cordate at the base, 

 abruptly pointed, more or less bristly-ciliate on the margins, 5-uerved ; pedun- 

 cles three times as long as the petioles, many-flowered ; stigmas •'? ; berry 3- 

 seeded. (S. panduratus, Pu/'a'A.) — Woods and tliickets. April -May. 



3. S. glauca, Walt. Stem armed witli few aud scattered prickles, very 

 slender; branches terete, unarmed; leaves ovate or oval, entire, obtuse, mu- 

 crouate, rounded or slightly cordate at the base, white beneath, 3 - 5-ribbed, 

 the margins entire ; peduncles very slender, 2-3 times as long as the petiole, 

 few-fiowered ; stigmas 3; berry 3-seeded, glaucous. (S. caduca, irt'/W.) — 

 Shady margins of swamps. May. — Leaves 2' -4' long. 



■*- ■*- Peduncles terete : berr// oratu/e-i/e/!ow. 



4. S. puniila, Walt. Softly pubescent ; stem low (l°-3° high), terete, 

 unarmed ; leaves ovate or oblong, cordate, mucronate, persistent, mostly dis- 

 colored and at length smooth above, pale beneath, 5-ribbed ; peduncles about 

 twice as long as the petioles, rigid, dense-flowered ; stigma single ; berry ovoid, 

 1-seeded. (S. pubera, Michx.) — Dry sandy soil, Florida to South Carolina, 

 in the lower districts. Oct. — Rootstock creeping. Leaves 2' -4' long. 



* * Peduncles not longer than the petioles. 

 -t- Berries red. 



5. S. Walteri, Pursh. Stem low, armed with few scattered prickles 

 near the base, otherwise unarmed ; branches obscurely 4-angled , leaves decid- 

 uous, membranaceous, varying from oblong-lanceolate to oval, mucronate, 

 acute, rounded or rarely slightly cordate at the base, .5-ribbed ; peduncles flat- 

 tened, as long as the petioles and pedicels; perianth rather large (3" long), 

 brownish; stigmas 3 ; berry globular, 3-seeded. (S. caduca, ^^/.) — Tine bar- 

 ren ponds aud swamps. March -April. — Rhizoma creeping. Leaves 2' -4' 

 long. 



•*- 1- Berries black. 



6. S. laurifolia, L. Stem stout, armed with strong prickles; branch- 

 lets I -angled, unarmed'; leaves coriaceous, varying from ovate to lanceolate, 

 obtuse, mucronate, 3-nerved; stigma solitary; berry globular, 1-seeded. — 

 Swamps and margins of ponds. July -August. — Stem climbing high. 

 Leaves 3' -5' long. Berries maturing in the autumn of the succeeding year, 

 very abundant. 



7. S. auriculata, Walt. Stem commonly low and straggling, armed 

 with short ])rickles ; branches flexuous, 4-angled ; leaves rigid, strongly 3- 

 ribbed, varying from lanceolate to ovate, entire or hastate -3-lobed, acute at 

 each end; stigmas 2-3; berry small, 2 -3-seeded. — Dry sand-i-idges along 

 the coast. May-Juue. — Stem trailing, or covering small bushes. Leaves 

 l'-2' long, strongly reticulated. Plowers small, very fragrant. 



8. S. rotundifolia, L. Stem climliing high, arniod with scattered 

 prickles; branchlets 4-angled ; leaves thin, ovate or round-ovate, entire, ab- 



