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of Cuba. Rhiimnus Cubensis, Pers. ench. 1. p. 240. no. 35. 

 Rhamnus lineatifolius, Schult. syst. 5. p. 294. Rhus lineata, 

 Spreng. syst. Flowers cream-coloured. 



Lined-leaved Sumach. C!t. 1818. Shrub 2 feet. 



3. Leaves palmately-trifoliate, that is to say, that the three 

 leaflets rise from the top of the petiole. 



* Leajlets entire, more or less downy, as well as the petioles 

 and branches. 



36 R. GLAU'CA (Desf. arb. 2. p. 326.) leaflets obcordate, flat, 

 usually covered with glaucous powder, smooth, quite entire. 

 Jj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Pers. ench. 1. p. 326. 



Glaucous-leaved Sumach. FI. July. Clt. 1821. Shrub 4 ft. 



37 R. VILLOSA (Lin. fil. suppl. 183.) leaflets obovate, blunt- 

 ish, quite entire, rather hairy on both surfaces, as well as the 

 petioles and branchlets ; racemes axillary, much shorter than 

 the leaves, tj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. R. 

 incana, Mill. diet. no. 8. Pluk. aim. t. 219. f. 8. In culti- 

 vation this species is sometimes smooth. It is perhaps not dis- 

 tinct from R, cequ&lis, Pers. ench. 1. p. 326. Flowers yellowish- 

 green. 



Villous Sumach. Fl. July. Clt. 1714. Shrub 6 feet. 



38 R. PYROSES (Burch. cat. 1796. voy. 1. p. 340.) leaflets 

 subequal, obovate-oblong, quite entire, mucronated, and are, as 

 well as the branchlets, covered with close -pressed pubescence ; 

 racemes axillary, shorter than the leaves, disposed in a terminal, 

 elongated, leafless panicle. Jj . G. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Leaves pale. 



Pear-like Sumach. Clt. 1816. Shrub 6 feet. 



39 R. ATOMA'RIA (Jacq. hort. schoenb. t. 343.) leaflets ob- 

 ovate, mucronate, quite entire, smoothish above, but clothed with 

 velvety villi beneath, as well as the branches and petioles ; 

 panicle terminal, much branched. fj . G. Native of the Cape 

 of Good Hope. Flowers greenish-yellow. The leaves when 

 bruised have the smell of turpentine. 



4tomed-]eaved Sumach. Fl. July. Clt. 1800. Sh. 6 to 8 ft. 



40 R. ELLI'PTICA (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 214.) leaflets ellip- 

 tical, entire, acute, downy beneath ; petioles filiform ; branches 

 smooth; panicles axillary. Tj . G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Flowers greenish-yellow. 



Elliptical-leaved Sumach. Fl. July. Clt. 1818. Shrub 6 feet. 



41 R. CILIA'TA (Licht. in Schult. syst. 6. p. 661.) leaflets 

 linear-lanceolate, quite entire, puberulous beneath, and fringed 

 on the margins ; branches spiny ; panicle terminal. T? . G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Burch. cat. 1946. Flowers 

 greenish-yellow. 



FringedJeaved Sumach. Clt. 1816. Shrub 6 feet. 



42 R. BI'COLOR (Licht. in Schult. syst. 6. p. 661.) leaflets 

 oblong, acute, downy beneath ; racemes axillary. Tj . G. Na- 

 tive of the Cape of Good Hope. 



Two-coloured-leaved Sumach. Shrub 6 feet. 



43 R. ANGUSTJFOLIA (Lin. spec. 381. exclusive of Burmann's 

 synonyme,) leaflets stalked, linear-lanceolate, quite entire, downy 

 beneath. Pj . G. Native of Ethiopia. Pluk. phyt. t. 217. 

 f. 6. R. argentea, Mill. diet. Panicles axillary. Flowers 

 greenish. 



Narrow-leaved Sumach. Clt. 1714. Shrub 7 feet. 



44 R. ROSMARINIFOLIA (Vahl. symb. 3. p. 50.) leaflets linear, 

 acute, with revolute, quite entire edges, clothed with rusty down 

 beneath ; panicles axillary and terminal. Jj . G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope Burm. afr. t. 91. f. 1. R. rosmarinifolia, 

 Thunb fl. cap. 2. p. 212. is probably a distinct plant. 



Rosemary-leaved Sumach. Clt. 1 800. Shrub 6 feet. 



* * Leaflets entire, smooth, but the petioles and branchlets are 

 more or less downy. 



45 R. CIRRHIFLORA (Lin. fil. suppl. 184.) leaflets obovate, 

 quite entire, smooth ; petioles pubescent ; tendrils axillary, fili- 

 form ; stem climbing. Jj . v-1 . G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope, in woods. Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 218. Flowers yellowish- 

 green. 



Tendril-Jlonered Sumach. Shrub cl. 



46 R. VUBE'SCENS (Thunb. fl. cap. p. 215.) leaflets obovate, 

 quite entire, mucronate, smooth ; petioles very short ; branchlets 

 pubescent. ^ . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers 

 greenish-yellow. 



Pubescent Sumach. Clt. 1 800. Shrub 6 feet. 



47 R. PENDULINA (Jacq. ex Willd. enum. 324.) leaflets lan- 

 ceolate, quite entire, smooth on both surfaces, but fringed ; pe- 

 tioles pubescent ; branches pendulous ; panicle racemose, termi- 

 nal, fj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers 

 greenish-yellow. 



Pendulous-branched Sumach. Shrub 6 feet. 



* * * Leaflets entire, and are, as well as petioles and branch- 

 lets, smooth. 



48 R. THUNBERGIA'NA (Schult. syst. 6. p. 651.) leaflets ob- 

 cordate, glaucous, with revolute, smooth, quite entire edges. 

 Jj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. R. glaucum, Thunb. 

 fl. cap. 2. p. 218. but not of Desf. Flowers greenish-yellow. 



Thunberg's Sumach. Shrub 6 feet. 



49 R. LU'CIDA (Lin. spec. 382.) leaflets obovate, quite entire, 

 very blunt, somewhat emarginate, smooth on both surfaces ; 

 racemes shorter than the leaves, in terminal panicles. fj . G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. R. lucida ft, Ait. hort. kew. 

 ed. 2. vol. 2. p. 166. Comm. hort. 1. t. 93. Pluk. phyt. t. 



219. f. 9 Burm. afr. 252. t. 91. f. 2. Flowers whitish. Fruit 



reddish. 



Var. ft, subdentata (D. C. prod. 2. p. 69.) some of the leaves 

 are a little toothed. Jacq. hort. schcenb. t. 347. 



Shining-leaved Sumach. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1694. Sh. 8 ft. 



50 R. CAVANILLE'SII (D. C. prod. 2. p. 69.) leaflets obovate, 

 very blunt, somewhat emarginate, quite entire, smooth on both 

 surfaces ; racemes longer than the leaves. ^ . G. Native of 

 Mexico. R. lucidum, Cav. icon. 2. p. 27. t. 132. exclusive of 

 the synonyms. Flowers greenish-yellow. Fruit reddish. 



Cavanilles's Sumach. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1697. Shrub 6 ft. 



SIR. BURMA'NNI (D. C. prod. 2. p. 69.) leaflets obovate, 

 blunt, mucronate, quite entire, pale beneath, smooth on both 

 surfaces, as well as the branches ; racemes interrupted, a little 

 shorter than the leaves. Jj . G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Burm. afr. p. 232. t. 91. f. 2. R. lucidum a, Ait. hort. 

 kew. ed. 2. vol. 2. p. 166. Flowers greenish-yellow or whitish. 



Burmann's Sumach. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1797. Shrub 6 feet. 



52 R. PANICULA'TA (Wall. mss. in herb. Lin. soc.) leaves pal- 

 mately-trifoliate ; leaflets smooth, coriaceous, obovate-oblong, 

 emarginate at the apex; panicles axillary and terminal. fj . S. 

 Native of Asia. 



Pam'c/erf-flowered Sumach. Shrub. 



53 R. NERVOSA (Poir. suppl. 5. p. 264.) lateral leaflets small, 

 cuneately-obovate, very blunt, mucronulate, shining on both sur- 

 faces, and are, as well as the branches, quite smooth ; racemes 

 rather shorter than the leaves, disposed in a terminal panicle. 



Tj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Burch. cat. no. 

 2871. Flowers greenish-yellow. 



Var. ft, mucronata (Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 216.) petioles very 

 short ; panicles axillary. 



Nerved-leaved Sumach. Clt. 1800. Shrub 6 feet. 



54 R. L,EVIGA'TA (Lin. spec. 1672.) leaflets oblong, quite en- 

 tire, acute at both ends, and are, as well as the petioles and 

 branches, smooth ; panicle terminal, elongated, loose. fj . G. 



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