OF ORNAMENTAL TREES. 207 



tinct, sometimes combined. Fruit, a 2-4- 

 seeded berry. 



1. E. CAROLINIEXSIS, Walter. Leaves oval- 

 oblong, obscurely serrate, nearly smooth. 

 Umbels axillary, on peduncles much shorter 

 than the leafstalks. Flowers 4-5-stamened. 

 Petals embracing the very small stamens. 

 Stigmas three. Fruit globose. Carolina 

 buckthorn. 



I give a full description of this species, as 

 it is too little known. It is a round-headed 

 tree, of a very pretty habit ; while the red 

 berries which cover it in the fall, and which 

 subsequently change to a deep black, render 

 it highly interesting, not merely for their 

 own simple beauty, but also for the variety 

 of birds they attract. It is impatient of 

 moisture, and also of extreme drought, thriv 

 ing best in a deep, cool loam. A specimen 

 at Bartram is about twenty feet high and 

 twelve inches in circumference. 



It is readily propagated by seeds sown as 

 soon as ripe. They sometimes remain in the 

 ground two years before they grow, though 

 very seldom. It may also be raised by cut 

 tings or layers, but as these take twelve 



