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ellipt, obtusis serrulatis subtus pubesc. Mis- 

 souri and Origon: the characters given by 

 Hooker exactly agree with my Genus, he calls 

 the petals bifid and style trifid. 



102. (jardiol? spln&sa Raf. spinosa, baccis 

 ellipt. rubris a very doubtful sp. having only 

 seen the berries, in West Kentucky. 



121. PERFONON Raf. (n. grec.) diff, Cardiole- 

 pis. cal. lac. acutis planis, petalis integris. ovar. 

 ovaturri, stigma subintegrum, obtusum, baccis 

 glob, uniloc. 3sp. very near to last G. yet with 

 many distinctions, two types. 



122 PERFO??ON laurifolium Raf. Arboreum, 

 fol. ellipt, acutis subifitegris,Jucidis glabris, ju- 

 niorib. subt. pubescens, petaii reniformis, stig, 

 vix emarg. In Origon Mts, seen alive in Bar- 

 tram's garden, where it forms a tree 20 feet 

 high, the berries form fine clusters and assume 

 3 colors, being by turns green, red and black 

 when fully ripe. 



123. Perfonon? ferrugineum Raf. Rham- 

 non do Nut. fol. obi. ellipt. acutis integris, juni- 

 orib. calicibusque ferrugineo toment. petalis 

 cuneatis, stigma 3fidum In Florida, compare 

 Rh. ellipticus, see 144. 



124. SARCO:,IPHALUS Raf. Hermaphr. cal. 4fid, 

 petalis nullis, disco umbilicato carnoso, stam 4, 

 stylus bifidus, stig. 2 acutis bacca umbilic. 2 lo- 

 cul. 2sperma such are the characters of the 

 type Sarc. retusus Raf. Rhamnus sarcompha- 

 lus of authors ; but other Sp. are similar altho' 

 the disk is not so striking, Sarc. carolinianus, 

 prunifoltus, mauritianus, lemgatus &c (all 

 Rhamn. auct.) besides the two next shrubs. 



125. Sarcomph. shortianus Raf, Rhamn. 

 shorti Nut. fol. ovatobl. acum. subserulatis, 



