386 CELASTRACEAE 
Leaves evergreen. 
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Leaves falling in autumn. 
Flowers on short flower stalks. 
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Nutlets not ribbed. 
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1. I. opaca, Ait. (Fig. 2, pl. 91.) American Hotty. A tree, 20 to 
40 ft. high, with evergreen glossy foliage, the leaves having wavy margins 
with spiny tips. Flowers in axillary clusters of from 3 to 10, white, of 
4 petals and 4 stamens. Fruit a round berry turning red when mature. 
Moist woods, near the seacoast. April-June. 
2. I. glabra, (L.) A. Gray. (Fig. 6, pl. 91.) Inkserry. Shrub, 2 
to 3 ft. high, with evergreen spineless leaves which are inversely lance- 
shaped or elliptic. Flowers, the pistillate generally single on rather long 
peduncles, the staminate in groups of 3 to 6. Sandy ground, near the 
coast. June, 
3. I. monticola, A. Gray. (Fig. 8, pl. 91.) Larcr-Leavep Hotty. 
Usually a shrub, but less commonly a tree with falling leaves, which are 
thin, lance-shaped or oval lance-shaped, from 2 to 6 in. ‘long, with serrated 
borders and with leaf-stems 1/4 to 1/3 the Iength of the leaves. Flower 
pedicels very short and bear a single flower, but the staminate flowers 
may grow in clusters while the pistillate are solitary. The nutlets within 
the berry are ribbed. Woods. May. 
4. I. verticillata, (L.) A. Gray. (Fig. 5, pl. 91.) Buack ALprEr. 
Shrub, resembling the last. Leaves usually broader, thicker, more shin- 
ing and of dark green color, Petals and stamens usually 6. Veins on 
lower side of leaves downy. Flowers on very short pedicels. Nutlets 
within the berry are not ribbed. In wet grounds. June-July. 
5. I. bronxensis, Britton. Bronx Wrinter-Berry. Similar to No. 4, 
but with light gray twigs, pear-shaped leaves and with larger orange- 
red fruit. Swamps, Maine to New Jersey, and west. 
6. I. laevigata, (Pursh.) A. Gray. (Fig. 4, pl. 91.) Smoorm WIN- 
TER-BERRY. A shrub, usually rather smaller than the last, with similar 
leaves. Petals and stamens 4 to 8 each. Flowers on long pedicels, usually 
solitary, but the staminate growing 2 or more together in some cases. 
Swamps. May-June. 
2. ILICIOIDES, Dumont. (Nemopanthes, Raf.) 
A smooth shrub with falling leaves, which are without serrations at 
the borders and which have flowers bearing stamens, others bearing pistils 
and yet others bearing both sets of organs. Petals 4 or 5 linear. Berries 
on long stalks deeply grooved, 
I. mucronata, (L.) Britton. Mountain Hotty. <A branching shrub 
with gray bark resembling Ilex. Found in damp woods. May. 
Famity V.—CELASTRACEAE. Starr Tree FAMILY 
Shrubs or trees. Our species all shrubs, some of which are 
climbing. Leaves simple and ours, except Celastrus, opposite. 
