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105. Alaternus T. Ad. cal. 5fido, petalis 

 5planis, stam. 5, stylis 3 vel. st. 3fido, Bacca 

 Slocul. Ssperma. — There are doubts on this G. 

 as to characters and sp, Linrieus and Smith 

 ascribed to J?, alaternus a single style but 3 

 stigmas, many sp. have been blended in the 

 type, which I shall now distinguish as they have 

 partly been by Miller,Rozier, Duhamel,Tschou- 

 di &c, all have evergreen leaves and axillary 

 racemes. 



106. Alaternus ovatus Raf. Inermis,* foL 

 ovatis crenatis. South of Europe ; probably 

 the var. \atifo\ius of Persoon (fee. 



107. Alaternus lanceolatus Raf. subspinosus, 

 foj. lanceol. serratis, — This appears the real 

 Rh. alaternus of L. who ascribes to it gemi- 

 nate deciduous spines, pyramidal small tree of 

 South Europe. 



108. Alaternus integrifolius Raf. Inermis, 

 fol. ovatolanceol, integris. — Spain, large leaves. 



109. Alat, haletiricus Raf. Rhamnus do Duh. 

 subspinosus, fol. subrotundis, spinulosis denticu- 

 latis — small shrub of Balearic Islands. 



110. Alai. cordatus Raf. fol. remotis subcor- 

 datis serratis. — Italy, I have seen all these alive. 

 What other Sp, belong here must be ascertain- 

 ed ; the Rh. spherospermus is stated to have a 

 trifid style, and 1 to 3 seeds in the berry ; Rh. 

 hyhridus is certainly an Alaternus. Also Rh. 

 glandulosuSf pumilus and prinoides auct. 



111. FrangulaT, Ad. Girtanneria Sp. Neck, 

 diff. Alaternus Hermaphr. stylo tmico, stig, 2-3, 

 bacca uniloc. 2-3sp. — Types 1 Fr. vulgaris 

 Raf. Rh.frangida of botanists, 2 Fr. latifolia 

 Raf Rhamnus do auct. 



112. Frangula fragilis Raf fl. lud, 320. fol. 

 petiol. obi. cuneatis, acutis integris, fl. fasc. pe- 



