XXI. yfQUlFOLIA^CE^E I PHONOS. 



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Engravings. Wats. Dend. Brit., t. 30.; Dun. Arb., 1 . t. 23. ; our Jig. 23-1. 

 in flower, and fig. 235. from the Hort. Soc. Garden. 



231. Pr'mos verticillatus. 



Spec. Char.> fyc. Leaves deciduous, oval, 

 nate, serrated, pubescent beneath. Male 

 flowers in axillary umbel-shaped fascicles ; 

 the female ones aggregate, the flowers of 

 both sexes 6-parted. (Dec. Prod.) A de- 

 ciduous shrub. Canada to Virginia, in wet 

 woods. Height 6 ft. to 8 ft. Introduced 

 in 1736, Flowers white ; June to August. 

 Berries red or crimson, turning purple ; ripe 

 in November. 



There are two handsome plants of this 

 species in Loddiges's arboretum, 7 ft. high, one 

 of which is under the name of P. /minifolius. 



& 4. P- L/EVIGA^TUS Pursh. The smooth-leaved Winter Berry. 



Identification. Pursh Fl. Sept. Amer., 1. p. 220. ; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 17. : 



Don's Mill., 2. p. 20. 

 Engravings. Wats. Dend. Brit., t. 28. ; and our Jig. 236. 



Spec. Char., S(-c. Leaves deciduous, lanceolate, serrated, 

 the teeth directed forwards, acuminate ; glabrous on 

 both surfaces, except on the nerves beneath, where 

 they are slightly pubescent ; upper surface glossy. 

 Flowers 6-clef't ; the male ones scattered ; the female 

 ones axillary, solitary, almost sessile. (Dec. Prod.) A 

 deciduous shrub. New York to Virginia, on the Alle- 

 ghany Mountains. Height 6 ft. to 8 ft. Introduced in 

 1812. Flowers white ; July. Berries large, dark red ; 

 ripe in November. 



The plant of this species in Lod- 

 diges's arboretum was 4 ft. high in 

 1835. Readily distinguished by its 

 somewhat more succulent leaves and 

 shoots, the latter, when young, tinged 

 with dark purple. 



acumi- 



236. Prinos Itcvigfctus. 



237. Prmos lauceolatus 



Sfc 5. P. LANCEOLA'TUS Pursh. The lanceolate-feat*-*/ 

 Winter Berry. 



Identification. Pursh Fl. Sept. Amer., 2. p. 27. ; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 17. ; 



Don's Mill., 2. p 20. 



Synonymes. P. canadensis Lyon ; P. lucidus Hort. 

 Engraving. Our Jig. 235. from a plant in the Hort. Soc. Garden. 



Spec. C/tar., Sfc. Leaves deciduous, lanceolate, remotely 

 and very slightly serrulate, smooth on both surfaces. 

 Male flowers aggregate, triandrous ; female ones mostly 

 in pairs, peduncled, and 6-cleft. (Dec. Prod.) A deci- 

 duous shrub. Carolina to Georgia, in low grounds. 

 Height 6ft. to 8ft. Introduced in 1811. Flowers 

 white ; June and July. Berries small, scarlet ; ripe in 

 November. 



The plant in Loddiges's arboretum is 8 ft. high. 

 $ iii. Winterlia Moench. 



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Sect. Char. Flowers, for the most part, 6-cleft. Leaves permanent. (Dec. 

 Prod., ii. p. 17.) 



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