CHAP. XXXIV. AQUIFOLIA‘CER. ‘LEX. 521 
of the male flowers several together ; of the female ones, singly. Berries red. 
(Dec. Prod., ii. p. 16.) A deciduous shrub, growing to the height of 4 ft.; a 
native of North America, from Virginia to Georgia, on rocky shady banks 
of rivers; and introduced in 1736. It produces its white flowers in June 
and July, which are succeeded by large crimson berries. Plants of the 
species are in Loddiges’s Nursery, under the name of J. prindides. 
Variety. P.d. 2 estivalis, I‘\ex estivalis Lam. The adult leaves glabrous 
on both surfaces. (Dec. Prod., ii. p. 17.) 
% 2. P. amsi’euus Miche. The ambiguous Winter Berry. 
Identification. Michx. F). Bor. Amer., 2. p. 236. ; Dec. Prod., 2 p.17.; Don’s Mill., 2. p. 20. 
Synonyme.- Cassine caroliniana Walt. Fl. Carol., p. 242. 
Engravings. Wats. Dend. Brit., t. 29.; and our fig. 190. 
Spec. Char., §c. Leaves deciduous, oval, acuminate to 
both ends; both adult ones and young ones glabrous 
in every part. Peduncles of the male flowers crowded 
together in the lower parts of the branchlets; of the 
female ones, singly. (Dec. Prod., ii, p. 17.) A deci- 
duous shrub, found in sandy wet woods, and on the 
borders of swamps, from New Jersey to Carolina; growing 
to the height of 4 ft. or 5ft., and producing its white 
flowers from June to August. Introduced in 1812. The 
leaves are subimbricate-serrated, acute at the apex, and 
the berries small, round, smooth, and red. There is a 
handsome plant of this species in the arboretum of Messrs. 
Loddiges, which, in 1835, was 5ft. high. It is of easy 
culture in any free soil, either by seeds, cuttings, or layers. 
Plants, in London, are ls. 6d. each; at New York, 374 
cents each. 

§ ii. Ageria Dec. 
Sectional Characteristics. Flowers usually 6-cleft. Leaves deciduous. (Dec. 
Prod., ii. p. 17.) 
& 3. P. vertIcILLA‘tus L. The whorled Winter Berry. 
Identification. Lin. Spec., 471. ; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 17.; Don’s Mill., 2. p. 20. 
Synonymes. P. padifdlius Willd. Enum., p. 394. ; P. Grondvie Michx. Fl. Bor. Amer., 2. p. 236. ; P. 
confértus Manch ; P. prunifdlius Lodd. Cat. 
Engravings. Wats. Dend. Brit., t. 30.; Duh. Arb., 1. t. 23.; and our jig. 191 
Spec. Char., §c. Leaves deciduous, oval, acuminate, 
sawed, pubescent beneath. Male flowers in axillary 
umbel-shaped fascicles; the female ones aggregate ; 
the flowers of both sexes 6-parted. (Dec. Prod., ii. 
p- 17.) A deciduous shrub, growing to the height of 
8 ft.; a native of North America, from Canada to 
Virginia, in wet woods, and on the banks of ditches. 
Introduced in 1736. The flowers are white, and are 
produced from June to August. The berries are red 
or crimson, turning purplish when ripe. There are 
two handsome plants of this species in Loddiges’s 
arboretum, 7 ft. high, one of which is under the name 
of P. prunifolius. Plants, in the London nurseries, 
are ls. 6d. each; at Bollwyller, 1 franc 50 cents; at 
New York, 25 cents, and seeds 50 cents a quart. 
zs 4, P.pu‘sius G. Don. The doubtful Winter Berry. 
Synonymes. P. ambiguus Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept., 1. p. 220. 
Spec. Char., &e. Weaves deciduous, oval, acuminated at both ends, mucronately serrated, pubes- 
cent beneath. Flowers, 4—5-cleft ; male ones crowded at the bottom of the branches; female ones 


