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this may be propagated from these or by layers, as in the 

 former; it delights in a strong loamy soil, rather moist than 

 dry, and will grow in woods among other trees and shrubs ; 

 where, when the fruit is ripe, it makes a pretty appearance, 

 and is remarkably hardy. 



3. Celastrus Myrtifolius ; Myrtle-leaved Staff-Tree. Un- 

 armed ; leaves ovate, finely serrate; flowers raceined; stem 

 erect. Native of North America. 



4. Celastrus Procumbens ; Procumbent Staff Tree. Un- 

 armed, procumbent : leaves ovate, serrate ; flowers axillary, 

 subsolitary. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. This, as 

 well as all the Cape sorts, may be propagated by cuttings, 

 which is more expeditious than raising them from seeds, 

 which rarely come up the same year: the cuttings may be 

 planted any part of the summer, but those which are planted 

 early will have more time to acquire strength before the 

 winter : let them be put into small pots filled with good 

 kitchen-garden earth, four together; plunge them into a 

 moderate hot-bed, shade them from the sun, and occasionally 

 refresh them with water, expose them gradually to the open 

 air when they have taken root, and then place them in a shel- 

 tered situation until they become strong. After which, plant 

 each in a small pot ; place them in the shade till they have 

 taken root ; and then treat them as other exotics. 



5. Celastrus Filiformis ; Filiform-branched Staff Tree. 

 Unarmed : leaves lanceolate, entire ; branches filiform ; pe- 

 duncles axillary, one-flowered. Found at the Cape. 



6. Celastrus Acuminatus ; Acuminate-leaved Staff Tree. 

 Unarmed : leaves ovate, acuminate, serrate ; peduncles 

 axillary, one-flowered ; stem erect, lax. Found at the 

 Cape. 



7. Celastrus Microphyllus. Unarmed : leaves ovate, ob- 

 tuse, entire ; cymes terminal, dichotomous. Found at the 

 Cape, as also the three former, by Thunberg. 



8. Celastrus Articulatus. Unarmed : leaves rounded, 

 acuminate, serrate ; peduncles axillary, subtrifid ; stem 

 shrubby, erect. Observed by Thunberg in Japan. 



9. Celastrus Dilatatus. Leaves obovate, cusped, serrate 

 at the tip, and smooth ; stem unarmed. Observed by Thun- 

 berg in Japan. 



10. Celastrus Striatus. Unarmed : branchlets erect, stri- 

 ated; leaves ovate, acuminate, serrate; peduncles scattered, 

 one-flowered. Observed by Thunberg in Japan. 



.11. Celastrus Alatus ; Wing-branched Staff Tree. Un- 

 armed : branches winged ; stem shrubby, a fathom in height; 

 seeds arilled. This is a handsome shrub, singular for its 

 winged branches ; the Japanese frequently cultivate it in 

 their gardens, and the young men hang bunches of the 

 flowers before the doors of the houses where the young 



I) | women reside, when they wish to signify their desire to pay 



: their addresses to them. Grows in Japan. 



12. Celastrus Buxifolius ; Box-leaved Staff Tree. Spines 

 leafy ; branches angular ; leaves obtuse. It flowers in May 

 and June, and is a native of the Cape. 



13. Celastrus Pyracanthus ; Pyracantha-kaved Staff Tree. 

 Spines naked ; branches round ; leaves acute. A loose irre- 

 gular shrub, three feet high ; flowers from the sides of the 

 branches in loose tufts ; fruit large, about the size of a cherry, 



trg-shaped, with three obtuse angles, pendent. It is a na- 

 tive of the Cape ; whence the seeds were first brought to the 

 gardens of Holland, and thence distributed among most of 

 the curious gardens in Europe. 



14. Celastrus Lucidus; Shining Staff Tree, or Small Hot- 

 tentot Cherry. Leaves oval, shining, quite entire, margined. 

 It is an upright shrub, with brown hard branches. It flowers 



; in April and September, and is a native of the Cape. 



15. Celastrus Linearis ; Linear-leaved Staff Tree. Spines 

 leafy; leaves linear, entire. Found by Thunberg at the 

 Cape of Good Hope. 



16. Celastrus Integrifolius ; Entire-leaved Staff Tree. 

 Spines leafy; leaves ovate, obtuse, quite entire; cymes 

 lateral. Found at the Cape. 



17- Celastrus Crenatus ; Notch-leaved Staff Tree. Un- 

 armed : leaves ovate, crenulate ; cymes axillary. Native of 

 the Marquesas Islands in the South Seas. 



18. Celastrus Corniculatus. Leaves oval, quite entire, 

 perennial ; capsule three-horned. Native of the Cape. 



19. Celastrus Cassinoides ; Crenated Staff Tree. Un- 

 armed : leaves ovate, acute both ways, loosely toothed ; per- 

 ennial ; flowers axillary. It flowers in August and Septem- 

 ber ; and is a native of the Canary Islands. 



20. Celastrus Phyllacanthus. Thorns leafy ; leaves lance- 

 olate, serrate, perennial ; flowers lateral, very small. A bushy 

 shrub, two or three feet high ; young branches reddish ; 

 leaves on short petioles. Found in Senegal. 



21. Celastrus Octogonus; Angular-leaved Staff Tree. Un- 

 armed : leaves elliptic, angular, almost nerveless. Peren- 

 nial ; capsules bivalve, one-seed ; leaves glaucous. Found 

 in Pegu by Dombey, flowering in October. 



22. Celastrus Undulatus : Wave-leaved Staff Tree. Un- 

 armed : leaves nearly, opposite, lanceolate, waved ; capsules 

 bivalve, many-seeded. Found by Commerson In the island 

 of Bourbon, where they call it bois dejoli cceur, and use it as 

 an antisiphylitic. 



Celeri, or Celery. See Apium. 



Celosia ; a genus of the class Pentandria, order Mono- 

 gynia. GENERIC CHARACTER. Calix: perianth three-leaved; 

 leaflets lanceolate, dry, acute, permanent, stiffish, calici- 

 form ; nectary a margin surrounding the germen, very 

 small, five-cleft. Stamina : filamenta five, subulate, con- 

 joined at the base to the plaited nectary, length of the 

 corolla ; antherae versatile. Pistil : germen globular ; style 

 subulate, straight, length of the stamina ; stigma simple. 

 Pericarp : capsule globular, surrounded by the corolla, one- 

 celled, circumcised. Seeds: few, roundish, emarginate. 

 ESSENTIAL CHARACTER. Calix: three-leaved; leaflets simi- 

 lar to those of the five-petalled corolla. Stamina ; conjoined 

 at the base to the plaited nectary. Capsule : gaping hori- 

 zontally. The Celosias are all herbaceous plants, and an- 

 nuals ; the flowers are glomerate, in spikes or panicles, 

 some of which are flatted, and shaped something like the 

 comb of a cock, and hence they have been called Cockscombs. 

 The species are, 



1. Celosia Argentea; Silvery -spiked Celosia. Leaves 

 lanceolate; stipules subfalcated ; peduncles angular; spikes 

 scariose. Native of the East Indies, China, Cochin-china, 

 and Japan : it flowers from June to September. 



2. Celosia Margaritacea. Leaves ovate ; stipules falcated ; 

 peduncles angular; spikes scariose. Native of America. 



3. Celosia Cristata; Crested Amaranth, or Cockscomb. 

 Leaves oblong-ovate : peduncles round, substriated; spikes 

 oblong. This is a plant, well known by its common appel- 

 lation of Cockscomb, which it especially received from the 

 form of its crested head of flowers, resembling the comb of a 

 cock. There are many varieties, differing in form, size, and 

 colour, from the same seed : the principal colours of their 

 heads are red, purple, yellow, and white ; but some are 

 variegated with two or three colours. It is a native of Asia. 

 Thunberg informs us, that the crests or heads of flowers are 

 frequently a foot in length and breadth in Japan, where they 

 are extremely beautiful, but that they degenerate in other 

 countries. Propagation. In order to have fine large Ama- 



