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5-6 inches long and 1^ broad. Spikes 2 inches long, erect, con- 

 stantly of 5 joints. Flowers in 6 rows, many of which are 

 abortive. Immature berries nearly globose, half immersed. 

 Perrottet's Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 



26 V. BRACHYSTA'CHYUM (D. C. 1. c.) branches terete; leaves 

 oblong, obtuse, attenuated at the base, finely 5-nerved ; spikes 

 axillary, solitary, opposite, sessile, ovate, few-flowered ; berries 

 ovate-globose. Jj . P. S. Native of Mexico, between Tampico 

 and Real del Monte, where it was collected by Berlandier. 

 Leaves 12-15 lines long, and 3-4 broad. Spikes 3-4 lines long. 



Short-spiked Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 



27 V. RU'BRUM (Lin. spec. 1451.) stems terete, simple; 

 leaves oblong, obtuse, tapering into the petiole at the base ; 

 spikes axillary, one-half shorter than the leaves, somewhat in- 

 terrupted ; flowers tripartite ; berries globose. !j . P. S. Na- 

 tive of the Bahama Islands, parasitical upon mahogany and 

 other trees. Berries red. Leaves opposite, of a shining green 

 colour. 



Red-berried Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 



28 V. BERTERIA'NUM (D. C. prod. 4. p. 281.) branches terete, 

 dichotomous ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, attenuated at both ends, 

 acute at the base, on very short petioles, having the middle 

 nerve rather distinct, and with 2 rather oblique veins rising 

 from the middle ; spikes axillary, solitary, opposite, one-half 

 shorter than the leaves, jointed, with bifid sheaths. Jj . P. S. 

 Native of St. Domingo. V. dichotomum, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 

 448. exclusive of the synonymes, but not of D. Don. Leaves 

 ." inches long, and an inch broad. Spikes 1-2 inches long. 

 Berries globose. Flowers disposed in 4 rows on the spikes. 



Bertero's Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 



29 V. Scfi6TTii (Pohl, in litt. ex D. C. prod. 4. p. 281.) 

 branches terete ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, attenuated at both 

 ends, and somewhat acuminated, having the middle nerve rather 

 distinct, but the rest of the leaf veinless ; racemes axillary, soli- 

 tary or twin, opposite or verticillate, 2 or 3 times shorter than 

 the leaves, articulated : with trifid sheaths ; berries ovate ; flowers 

 trifid. Jj . P. S. Native of Brazil, where it was collected by 

 Schott. Leaves ^-3 inches long, and 8-9 lines broad. Spikes 

 9-12 lines long. Allied to V. Berterianum. 



Schott's Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 



30 V. MACROSTA'CHYUM (Jacq. coll. 2. p. 109. t. 5. f. 3.) 

 branches terete ; leaves linear-lanceolate, nearly sessile, obtuse, 

 veinless; spikes axillary, solitary, filiform, much longer than the 

 leaves, articulated : with bowl-shaped sheaths ; corolla tripartite. 

 Ij . P. S. Native of Martinico and Trinidad, on trees. Sieb. 

 fl. trin. no. 357. Spikes 3-6 inches long : ultimate ones sub- 

 panicled. Flowers small. Leaves an inch long, and 3 lines 

 broad. 



Long-spiked Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 



31 V. FA'LCIFRONS (Hook, et Arn. in bot. misc. 3. p. 356.) 

 branches terete, but when young compressed ; leaves narrow- 

 lanceolate, bluntish, recurvedly falcate, tapering into the petiole 

 at the base, obscurely 3-5 veined ; spikes axillary, solitary, op- 

 posite, almost one-half shorter than the leaves ; sheaths of spikes 

 truncate. Jj . P. S. Native of Brazil, upon laurels by the 

 river Uraguay. The sheaths of the spikes are here formed of 2 

 opposite and equal portions, wlvcli are truncate at the apex. In 

 V. Liga they are keeled on the back, and acute at the ex- 

 tremity. 



Sickle-leaved Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 



32 V. ripERofDES (D. C. prod. 4. p. 281.) plant pendulous, 

 dichotomous, much branched ; branches terete, articulated : 

 joints bidentate at the apex ; leaves oblong, narrowed at the 

 apex, and obtuse, somewhat ensiform ; spikes 2-3, axillary, arti- 

 culated ; flowers in 4 series, somewhat immersed in the rachis. 



I; . P. S. Native of South America, near Carthagena and Po- 



payan. V. dichotomum, var. ex Amer. austr. Spreng. syst. 1 . 

 p. 488. Loranthus piperoides, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 

 3. p. 443. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 156. Leaves 3 inches long, 

 12-14 lines broad, on petioles 2 lines long. Fruit bearing spikes 

 an inch long. Flowers unknown. 



Pepper-like Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 



33 V. ANGUSTIFOLIUM (D. C. prod. 4. p. 281.) much branched ; 

 branches terete, in whorles ; leaves petiolate. linear-lanceolate, 

 somewhat ensiform, narrowed at the apex and obtuse ; spikes 

 1-3-together, axillary, articulated; flowers in 4 series, immersed" 

 in the rachis. fj . P. S. Native of Peru, in the temperate 

 regions of the Andes, between Ollera and Mount Aipate. Leaves 

 4-5 inches long, and half an inch broad ; petioles 3-4 lines long. 

 Spikes 12-18 inches long. Flowers unknown. V. stenophyl- 

 lum, Spreng. syst. 1 . p. 487. Loranthus piperoides, H. B. 

 et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 442. Schultes, syst. 7. p. 

 155. 



Narrow-leaved Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 



34 V. AFFINE (Pohl, in litt. ex D. C. prod. 4. p. 281.) 

 branchlets rather tetragonal ; branches terete ; leaves linear-lan- 

 ceolate, obtuse, attenuated at the base, finely 5-nerved ; spikes 

 axillary, solitary or twin, twice or thrice longer than the leaves, 

 articulated : with small sheaths ; berries ovate, exserted. Jj . P. 

 S. Native of Brazil, where it was collected by Pohl. Leaves 

 nearly 2 inches long, and 3-4 lines broad. Spikes 9-10 lines 

 long. 



4llied Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 



35 V. LIOA (Gill. mss. ex Hook. bot. misc. 3. p. 355.) 

 branches terete, while young compressed ; leaves straight, linear- 

 oblong, obtuse, hardly apiculated, attenuated at the base, 3- 

 nerved, somewhat feather-veined in the middle ; spikes solitary, 

 axillary, opposite, 2 or 3 times shorter than the leaves ; sheaths 

 of spikes keeled, acute ; berries ovate, exserted. ^ . P. G. 

 Native of Chili, on trees near Los Cerillos de San Juan, where it 

 is called Liga by the natives. This species seems very nearly 

 allied to V. aflfine, Pohl. 



Liga Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 



36 V. ENSIFOLIUM (Pohl, in litt. ex D. C. prod. 4. p. 281.) 

 branches terete ; leaves linear-oblong, acuminated at both ends, 

 petiolate, finely 3-5-nerved at the base; spikes axillary or ter- 

 minal, many, verticillate, articulated, length of the petioles : with 

 the sheaths bifid ; flowers in 6 rows ; berries globose. Tj . P. S. 

 Native of Brazil, where it was collected by Pohl. Leaves coria- 

 ceous, 6-7 inches long, and 8-9 lines broad ; petioles 8 lines 

 long. 



Sword-leaved Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 



37 V. VELUTINUM (D. C. prod. 4. p. 281 ) branches terete, 

 velvety from short down ; leaves linear-oblong, attenuated at 

 both ends and acute, 3-5-nerved at the base, rather velvety 

 when young, but glabrous in the adult state ; spikes axillary, 

 solitary or twin, 3 times shorter than the leaves, articulated: 

 with bifid ciliated sheaths ; berries in 4 ? rows. Jj . P. G. 

 Native of Mexico, in the valley of Tolucca, where it was col- 

 lected by Berlandier. Leaves 4 inches long, and 6 lines broad. 

 Spikes 9-15 lines long. The plate in Catesb. car. t. 81. lower 

 figure, agrees pretty well with the present species. 



Velvety Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 



38 V. TOMENi6suM (D. C. prod. 4. p. 670.) branches terete, 

 while young rather compressed ; leaves obovate, obtuse, a little 

 attenuated at the base, clothed with velvety, somewhat deciduous 

 tomentum on both surfaces, as well as the branchlets ; spikes 

 axillary, interruptedly articulated, solitary or twin, rather 

 shorter than the leaves : with small nearly entire sheaths. Jj . P. 

 S. Native of Mexico, in the plains at Real de Ratone, beyond 

 the range of Mimosas, where it was collected by Berlandier. 



Tomentose Mistletoe. Shrub parasitical. 



