CELASTRINE^;. III. EUONYMUS. 



flowers ; petals oval, fringed ; capsules lengthened, clavate, fi- 

 lched, retuse. J? . S. Native of the East Indies. Branehes 

 smooth, slender, opposite, or dichotomous. 



Forked-branched Spindle-tree. Shrub. 



13 E. MICRA'NTHUS (D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 191.) leaves 

 elliptical, serrulated, smooth, acuminated, shining ; peduncles 

 trifid, many-flowered, one-half shorter than the leaves. Tj . F. 

 Native of Nipaul. E. frigida, Wall. ? Petals oval. 



Small-Jloivered Spindle-tree. Clt. 1820. Shrub 8 feet. 



It E. LU'CIDUS (D. Don. prod. fl. nep. p. 191.) leaves lan- 

 ceolate, acuminated, sharply serrated, shining, acute at the base ; 

 umbels lateral, opposite, pedunculate, fy . F. Native of Nipaul. 

 Petals ovate or oval ? 



Sliining-\c3L\ed Spindle-tree. Clt. 1820. Shrub 6 feet. 



* * Petals orbicular. 

 American. 



15 E. ATROPURPU'REUS (Jacq. hort. vind. 2. t. 120.) branches 

 smooth ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, serrated, stalked ; 

 peduncles many-flowered, compressed ; petals orbicular ; cap- 

 sules angularly-furrowed, smooth. Tj . H. Native of North 

 America, from New York to Carolina, on the banks of rivulets, 

 Schmidt, arb. 73. E. Caroliniensis, Marsh, arbr. amer. no. 1. 

 and probably latifolius, Marsh, arb. no. 2. Flowers quadrifid. 

 tetrandrous, dark-purple. Fruit red. 



Dark-pur])le-fto\\ere<l Spindle-tree. Fl. June, July. Clt. 

 17 '>(>. Shrub 6 to 10 feet. 



16 E. AMERICA'NUS (Lin. spec. 286.) branches smooth, quad- 

 rangular ; leaves elliptic-lanceolate, acute, serrated, almost ses- 

 sile ; peduncles 1-3-flowered ; flowers pentandrous ; petals 

 nearly orbicular ; capsules warted and echinated. Tj . H. Na- 

 tive of North America from New England to Carolina, in hedges 

 and shady woods, among rocks, and on the edges of swamps. 

 Duham. arb. ed. nov. 3. t. 9. Pluk. aim. t. 115. f. 5. Schmidt, 

 arb. t. 75. Flowers yellow, tinged with red. Fruit scarlet, 

 resembling those of A'rbutus V'nedo at first sight. They are a 

 great ornament to this almost evergreen shrub. Its common 

 name in America is Burning-bush on account of the colour of 

 the fruit. E. sempervirens, Marsh, arbr. amer. no. 3. E. 

 alternifolius, Mcench. 



American Burning-bush. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1686. Shrub 

 C feet. 



17 E. SARMENTOSUS (Nutt. gen. amer. 1. p. 155.) branches 

 smooth, tetragonal, sarmentose, usually rooting ; leaves lan- 

 ceolate, serrated, almost sessile ; peduncles 1-3-flowered ; flow- 

 ers pentandrous ; petals somewhat orbicular ; capsules muri- 

 cated. t? w H. Native of North America, in Virginia and 

 Carolina, in shady woods. E. scandens, Hort. Flowers yel- 

 low, tinged with red ? Fruit scarlet ? 



Sarmentose Spindle-tree. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1824. Shrub 

 straggling. 



18 E. ANGUSTIFOLIUS (Pursh. fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 168.) 

 branches quadrangular, smooth ; leaves elongated, linear-ellip- 

 tical, somewhat falcate, nearly entire, almost sessile ; peduncles 

 for the most part 1 -flowered ; flowers pentandrous; capsules 

 warted. Tj . H. Native of North America, in Georgia, in 

 shady woods. Flowers yellow, tinged with red. Fruit scarlet. 

 This species is nearly related to E. Americanus, and keeps its 

 distinction from seed. 



Narron-leavcd Spindle-tree. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1806. 

 Shrub 6 feet. 



19 E. OBOVA'TUS (Nutt. gen. amer. 1. p. 155.) stem prostrate, 

 rooting ; branches erect, bluntly quadrangular, with the bark 

 inflated at the apex ; leaves broad, obovate, obtuse, almost 

 sessile, acutely-serrulated ; peduncles 3-flowered ; calyxes in- 



flated. Tj . H. Native of Pennsylvania, in marshes between 

 Franklin and Waterford. Fruit unknown. Anthers sessile. 



Oiotflfe-leavcd Spindle-tree. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. 

 Shrub creeping and straggling. 



Asiatic species. 



20 E. ORANDIFLORDS (Wall, in fl. hid. 2. p. 404.) branches 

 terete, smooth ; leaves obovate-oblong, obtuse, acutely-serru- 

 late, with a tapering entire base ; peduncles slender, flattened, 

 nearly equalling the length of the leaves, 3-6-flowered ; flowers 

 tetrandrous ; petals orbicular, flat with curled edges ; capsule 

 globular, pendulous, obscurely 4-cornered, with usually gemi- 

 nate, pendulous seeds, fy. H. Native of the valley of Nipaul, 

 in forests. Branches slightly 4-cornered. Flowers white, very 

 large, inodorous, slightly nodding. Capsule nearly globular, 

 about the size of a cherry, 4-celled, 4-valved. Seeds oval, 

 black, half covered by a brilliant, red, minutely lobed, warted 

 aril. This is a very ^rnamcntal shrub, both when in flower, 

 and when loaded with its yellow pendulous capsules, each of 

 which is furnished with as many as 6 black pendulous seeds. 



Great-flonered Spindle-tree. Fl. April, May. Shrub 10 ft. 



21 E. JAPO'NICUS (Thunb. jap. 100.) branchlets pendulous, 

 slightly compressed ; leaves oblong, sharply serrulated, acumi- 

 nated ; peduncles flattened, crowded and panicled on the recent 

 shoots, 2 or 3 times dichotomous, bearing several flowers ; 

 petals orbicular, fringed, twice as long as the stamens ; capsule 

 with 4 horizontal spreading wingj^fc lj . G. Native of Nipanl, 

 on Sheopore and Chundrugiri, as well as at Shreenugur and of 

 Japan. Hell, in Ust. del. op. 1. p. 84. t. 4. Banks, icon. 

 Kcempf. t. 8. Flowers small, white, tetrandrous, rarely pen- 

 tandrous. Outer branches hanging down in a very elegant 

 manner. 



Japan Spindle-tree. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1 804. Tree 20 ft. 



22 E. ECHINA'TUS (Wall, in fl. ind. 2. p. 410.) stems climb- 

 ing, as well as rooting ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, serrated ; 

 peduncles filiform, several times dichotomous, many-flowered, 

 with one flower in each fork ; petals orbicular, crenulate ; cap- 

 sules armed with numerous prickles. Jj . w . F. Native of the 

 mountains of Nipaul, especially on Sheopore. Hook. bot. mag. 

 2767. Branches quadrangular at the apex, climbing over trees, 

 and rooting by means of dense capillary fibres. Flowers small, 

 pea-green, inodorous, tetrandrous. Capsules pendulous, globu- 

 lar, yellow, 4-celled, 4-seeded. Seeds black, almost covered 

 with a scarlet fleshy aril. E. scandens, Graham. 



-Z?c/iiato/-capsuled Spindle-tree. Fl. Ap. March. Clt. 1824. 

 Shrub climbing. 



23 E. VA'GANS (Wall. in. fl. ind. 2. p. 412.) climbing; 

 branches quadrangular at the apex ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, 

 serrated ; peduncles filiform, several times dichotomous, many- 

 flowered, with a single flower in each bifurcation ; petals orbi- 

 cular, crenulate ; capsules globular, naked, unarmed. Tj . w . F. 

 Native of the mountainous forests of Nipanl, especially on 

 Sheopore, and on Cheesapani. A most extensive, rambling, 

 and climbing shrub, with stem, branches, and flowers exactly like 

 those of E. echinatus, but never throwing out roots from the 

 branches and stems. Capsule 4-celled, 4-seeded. Seeds large, 

 covered with a scarlet fleshy aril. 



Rambling Spindle-tree. Shrub cl. 



24 E. JAVA'NICUS (Blum, bijdr. 1146.) leaves opposite, ob- 

 long, bluntish, smooth, remotely serrulated above; pedicels 1- 

 flowered, in fascicles, axillary, and terminal ; flowers pentan- 

 drous ; petals fringed. J? . S. Native of Java, in woods. 



Java Spindle-tree. Shrub 8 feet. 



25 E. SIEBOLDIA'NUS (Blum, bijdr. 1147.) leaves opposite, 

 oblong-lanceolate, sharply serrulated, smooth, puberulous on the 

 middle nerve beneath ; peduncles usually 5-flowered ; flowers 



