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not patent, drupe with 2 ovulas but only one 

 perfect kernel. It is a climbing Vine instead of 

 a Shrub, and two sp. appear to be blended inl?. 

 volubilis of which the synonymy is much con- 

 fused. 



152. Berch. undulata Raf. fol. ovatis vel lan- 

 ceol. integris undul. fl. herrnaphr. subumbellatis 

 Pennsyiv. to Virginia, this is the Sp. of L. W. 

 Ait. and Northern States, the Rhamnus scan- 

 dens Hill h, k. t. 20. 



153. JBerch. repanda Raf. fol. ovatobK repan- 

 do crenatis, fl. dioicis subspicatis Carolina to 

 Louisiana, the Sp. of Mich. Walter, Elliot and 

 Southern States, 



151, HETHINGERIA Necki Colletia Scop, non 

 Jus. diff. Ziziphus cal. 5fidus persistens, petalis 

 0, stylis 2, stigm. 2 bifidis, drupa monosp. 

 Type doubtful, very near to Saurcbroma by 

 fruit, and also to Condalia of Cavanilles, which 

 differs by disk and single style. 



155. AMPELOPLIS Raf. (armed vine) cal. 5fid. 

 corolla nfida, stam, 5opp. stylo 1, stig. 3, bacca 

 osperrna. Sarmentosa spinosa, fol. alt. fl. 

 glomcratis spicatis inierruptis not even of 

 Rhamnides family if corolla realy monopetalous 

 as stated by L. rather akin to Myrsine and next 

 Genus, habit quite peculiar, Ampetoplis cki- 

 nvnsis Raf. Rharnnus theizans L. auct Ra- 

 mis sarment. divaric. striatis, fol. ovat. serru- 

 latis China, affording an inferior Tea. 



156. VERLANOIA Neck. cal. caliculatus, cam- 

 pan, 5part. corolla camp, patens 5part, stam. 10, 

 alternis steriiis, stylo filif. stig, 2-3, Drupa mix 

 2-3loc, 2-3sp. spinosa fol. fascic. fi, confer tis 

 axil. United Rhamnus and Eleodendron,quite 

 distinct from both : two types lately blended as 



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