PENT INDRIA 3I0N0GYNIA. ' 305 



lu-ie of the germ, slightlj undulate. CoroVa dec'uliiotis, 1 pctalled ? 

 deeplv 5 parted ; se-!nents scarcely cohering at base, lanceolate, cx- 

 pan Img, pubescent. Fitaments 5, 'inserted into tlie t'^^rni at the basG 

 of tlie corolla, shorter than the corolla. J^ectar^/? a membiane Kur- 

 rounding the gerin within the stann-ns ; the border tiiincate, but so 

 waved as to_ resemble a ten lobed marg;in. G«rm superior, ovate, i;Ia- 

 brous, taporino; to a very short stijlp. Stigma obtuse. Bernj 'dobose, 

 glabrous, black, 2 celled. Seeds 1— -2 in each cell. "^ 



This plant, w!iich has so often been remo\'ed, appears to be certain- 

 ly a Cissus. The mere addition of a fifth part to the corolla and sta- 

 mens is a circumstance too trivial to constitu'e a new genus, and if 

 tha original name, arborea, of Linnteu.^, which was incorrect, ought 

 to be changed, t!ie name given it bj Michaux is certainly entitled to 

 a preference. ' 



Grows in damp, rich solljs. 



Fiov/ers June — July, 



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3. Hederacea. Persoon. 



I 



C. caiile radical! te, 1 Stem radrcaiit 



Jente; foliis quinato- leaves digitate, by i\ 



<ligitati3 ; paniculis com- | panicles compound, op- 

 positis, oppositl-foliis ; posite tlvd leaves j necta- 

 nectaiio 0? vy wanting? 



ersoon 



Ampelopsis quinquefolla, Mich. l.p. 160. 

 Hedera quinquefolia, Linn. Hort. Clid". r4. 



■ -, Walt. p. 102. 



"Vitis hederacca, WiUd.Sp.pl. 1. p. 1182. 



Stem ascending loftj trees, adherinjj t- the bark by short lateral fibres, 

 soiaetimea attaching itself to walls or fences, glabrous. Leaflets connec- 

 ted at base, lanceolate, acuminate, entire near the base, strongly den- 

 tate near the summit, glabrous, the middle leaflets larger thaiUhe lat- 

 eral. Petioles 4— 6 inches long. Fanide ? oiino^xie the leaves, com- 



posed -*■ ,«,n.-.i:-L_x , '^ t 



long; 

 par pi 



•3 inchcH 

 TOU3 and 



, . '. Petals 4 times as long as the calyx, witli the summit and 

 Txiargins so reflexed as to form a small hood. I could observe no nec^ 

 tary in this species as in the C. bipinnata. Berry 4 celled, 4 seeded- 



Grows in soils somewhat humid. 



Flowers in June. 



Persoon remarks that this plant is admirably calculated to clotlje 

 naked walls ; perhaps however for this purpose it is surpassed in fa- 

 cility of growth and beauty by the Bignonia radicans. 



3. AwrELOpfiTs, Persoon. 



C. foliis cordati?;, den- j Leaves cordate, tooth- 

 Ms 3 paniculis dichoto- | ed ^ panicles diclioto.- 



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