RHAMNEvE. VIII. RHAMNUS. IX. SCUTIA. 



43 R. BINIFLOUUS (Moc. et Sesse, fl. inex. icon. ined. D. C. 

 prod. 2. p. 2(J.) leaves entire, oval, acute at both ends, lined 

 with feather nerves ; peduncles axillary, 2 -flowered. Tj . G. 

 Native of Mexico. This is perhaps sufficiently distinct from 

 the preceding species. 



Twin-flowered Buck-thorn. Shrub. 



44 R. TERNIFLORUS (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D. C. 

 prod. 2. p. 26.) leaves somewhat acute, toothed, rusty beneath 

 as well as the branchlets ; pedicels 3, axillary, 1 -flowered. 



*J . G. Native of Mexico. Flowers greenish. 

 Tern-Jlonered Buck-thorn. Shrub. 



t Species doubtful to what genus they belong, perhaps many 

 of them should be placed in the genus SEGERE'TIA and some in 

 SCIJ'TIA. 



* Unarmed. Leaves entire. 



45 R. TETRAGONUS (Lin. fil. suppl. 153.) leaves opposite, 

 ovate, smooth, sessile ; flowers terminal, somewhat panicled, in- 

 complete ; berries 1-celled, 1-seeded. Jj . G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Probably a species of Scutia or Cea- 

 nbthus, 



Tetragonal-branched Buck-thorn. Cult. 1816. Shrub 6 feet. 



46 R. POLIFOLIUS (Vahl. symb. 1. p. 768.) leaves alternate, 

 lanceolate, downy-white beneath, as well as the branches ; flowers 

 axillary, almost sessile, usually solitary, hermaphrodite, and 

 usually trigynous. Jj . G. Native of New Zealand. Probably 

 a spe*ies of Pomodfrru. 



Poly-leaved Buck-thorn. Shrub. 



47 R. ZIZYPHOIDES (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 768.) leaves ovate- 

 lanceolate, acute, hoary and downy beneath ; flowers terminal, 

 loosely panicled, hermaphrodite ; capsules baccate, containing 

 3 nuts, f? . G. Native of the Society Islands. Probably a 

 species of Segerelia. 



Zizyphus-like Buck-thorn. Shrub. 



48 R. MYRlixus (Burm. ind. p. 60.) leaves oblong-ovate, 

 shining beneath. fj . S. Native of Coromandel. 



Myrtle-like Buck-thorn. Shrub. 



49 R. BRASILIE'NSIS (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 768.) leaves oblong- 

 lanceolate, tapering at both ends, coriaceous, shining above ; 

 peduncles axillary, 1 -flowered, aggregate, rather hispid. Tj . S. 

 Native of Brazil. 



Brazilian Buck-thorn. Shrub. 



50 R. RAMIFLORUS (Rich. act. soc. hist. nat. par. 107.) quite 

 smooth ; leaves lanceolate-oblong, shining ; flowers minute in 

 scattered bunches along the branches, tj . S. Native of Cayenne. 



Branched-Jlomered Buck-thorn. Shrub. 



* * Unarmed. Leaves toothed or serrated. 



51 R. ' CASSINO'IDES (Lam. in Poir. diet. 4. p. 474.) leaves 

 ovate, coriaceous, glaucous, obsoletely toothed ; branches angu- 

 lar ; flowers axillary, almost sessile, 5-cleft. Tj . S. Native of 

 St. Domingo. Probably a species of Casslne. 



Cassine-like Buck-thorn. Shrub. 



52 R. QUITE'NSIS (Humb. et Bonpl. in Schult. syst. 5. p. 295.) 

 leaves obovate-oblong, obtuse, mucronate, serrated, quite entire 

 at the base, coriaceous ; peduncles solitary, axillary ; branches 

 angular. ^ . S. Native of Peru in the province of Quito. 



Quito Buck-thorn. Shrub. 



53 R. WI'HHOR (Luce in ind. hort. Dorp. 1824. p. 6.) com- 

 pare with Luce topogr. von. den. ins. aesel. Riga. 1 823. 



Wihhor Buck-thorn. Shrub. 



54 R. LANCEOLA'TUS (Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 166.) ar- 

 borescent, unarmed ; leaves lanceolate, serrulated, acute at both 

 ends, pubescent beneath. T? . H. Native of Tenessee on the 

 sides of hills. Berries black. 



VOL. II. 



Lanceolate-leaved. Buck- thorn. Clt. 1812. Shrub. 



Cult, The hardy species are all proper for shrubberies, some 

 are evergreen and some deciduous, these are usually increased 

 by layers and seeds, which are produced in abundance. The 

 stove and greenhouse kinds will grow in any light soil, and they 

 are easily increased by cuttings, planted under a hand-glass. 



IX. SCU v TIA(from scutum, a shield, form of disk). Comm. 

 mss. Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 55. Sentis, Comm. in herb. 

 Ceanothus, sect. 1. Scutia, D. C. prod. 2. p. 29. 



LIN. SYST. Pent&ndria, Monogynia, Calyx pitcher-shaped, 

 with an erect 5-cleft border (f. 6. A. .). Petals nearly flat, 

 emarginate (f. 6. A. 6.). Stamens short ; anthers ovate, ~- 

 celled (f. 6. A. 4.). Disk fleshy, covering the tube of the calyx 

 (f. C. A. e.), which closely girds the ovary, but not adnate to it. 

 Ovary 2-3-celled (f. 6. A. g.). Style short, simple (f. 6. A. .). 

 Fruit tricoccous (f. 6. A. /.), girded at the base by the circum- 

 cised calyx (f. 6. A. A.). Smooth shrubs with alternate leaves 

 approximating by pairs, and nearly opposite, quite entire 

 or hardly serrulated, coriaceous, feather-nerved, bistipulate; 

 stipulas minute, deciduous. Spines wanting or arched, about 

 equal in length to the petioles, rising from the axillae of the 

 lower leaves. Flowers axillary, disposed in few-flowered simple 

 umbellets, scarcely longer than the petioles. 



1 S. I'NDICA (Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 56.) branchlets twiggy, 

 armed with sub-opposite, recurved prickles ; leaves nearly op- 

 posite, obovate, retuse, toothletted towards the apex, fj . S. Na- 

 tive of the East Indies, in forests. Rhamnus circumcissus, Lin. 

 fil. suppl. 152. Ceanothus circumcissus, Gaert. fruct. 2. p. 111. 

 t. 106. Shrub dividing into many long straggling scandent 

 branches. Umbellets solitary, axillary. Fruit containing 5 

 seeds when all come to maturity. 



/ 'ar. ft, pauci/ldnts (D. C. prod. 2. p. 30.) pedicels 3-5. ^ . S. 

 Native of the Mauritius. Ceanothus, nov. spec. Sieb. pi. exsic. 

 maur. no. 75. 



Indian Scutia. Shrub straggling. 



2 S. LU'CIDA ; branches armed with short, opposite, and soli- 

 tary, recurved prickles ; leaves opposite, from round to oblong, 

 emarginate, entire, polished and firm ; peduncles from 2-4- 

 flowered ; berries globular, usually 2-seeded. Tj . S. Native 

 of the Mauritius. Rhamnus lucidus, Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 353. A 

 small much branched tree, with far spreading and straggling, 

 somewhat climbing branches. 



(S'/iinrng'-leaved Scutia. Tree 20 feet. 



3 S. COMMERSONII (Brogn. in mem. rhamn. p. 56.) branches 

 spreading, stiff*; leaves almost opposite, approximate, distich, 

 elliptical, quite entire, fj . S. Native of the Island of Bourbon, 

 as well as on the eastern coast of Africa. Sentis, Comm. herb. 

 Ly'cium Africanum, Burm. herb. Rhamni cathartici foliis spi- 

 nosum, Herm. cat. pi. Afr. p. 16. Called Bois-senti in Bourbon. 



Commerson's Scutia. Shrub 10 feet. 



4 S. CAPE'NSIS ; leaves cordate or ovate, very blunt, entire, 

 smooth ; prickles solitary, recurved. Tj Gr. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Rhamnus Capensis, Thunb. prod. 1. p. 

 44. fl. cap. 2. p. 73. Ceanothus Capensis, D. C. prod. 2. p. 30. 

 Flowers whitish. 



Cape Scutia. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1823. Shrub 4 feet. 



5 S. FE'RREA (Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 56.) leaves oblong- 

 ovate, coriaceous, smooth, shining, quite entire ; peduncles axil- 

 lary, shorter than the petioles, somewhat umbellate ; flowers 

 apetalous ; calyx spreading. J? . S. Native of the Antilles. 

 Rhamnus ferreus, Vahl. symb. 3. p. 41. t. 58. Ceanothus ferreus, 

 D. C. prod. 2. p. 30. 



Iron Scutia. Shrub. 



6 S. SARCOMPHALUS (Brogn. mem. rhamn. p. 56.) leaves 

 ovate or oval, coriaceous, smooth, quite entire, blunt, or emar- 



