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stigmas 1-3, mostly solitary; berry commonly 1-seeded. Swamps and 

 thickets. May. 



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

 black needle-shaped prickles ; brandies unarmed, slightly angled ; leaves ovate 

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

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

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

 sceded. (S. panduratus, Pursli.) Woods and thickets. April -May. 



3. S. glauca, Walt. Stem armed with few and scattered prickles, very 

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

 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-flowered; stigmas 3; berry 3-seeded, glaucous. (S. caduca, Wilid.) 

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



->- -t- Peduncles terete : berry orange-yellow. 



4. S. pumila, Walt. Softly pubescent ; stem low (1- 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. 

 *- Berries red. 



5. S. Walter!, Pursli. 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, Ell.) Pine bar- 

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



long. 



*- *- Berries black. 



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

 lets 1 -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 prickles ; 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-ridges along 

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

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



8. S. rotundifolia, L. Stem climbing high, armed with scattered 

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



